Agriculture Map Australia

Agriculture Map Australia is the primary source of economy both for exports and domestic consumptions. Over four hundred thousand of Australian populations are associated with agriculture or agriculture related jobs. Agriculture Map Australia adds around 3% of Australian Gross Domestic Product or GDP.

Agriculture industries in Australia comprise wide variety of crops, horticulture, viticulture, dairy, fiber, fisheries and livestock. Agriculture in Australia follows fair trade strategies and is a member of agriculture exporting countries, Cairns Group.

Major agricultural products of Australia are used for both export and domestic consumption.

Crops

Wheat and sugarcane are important cereals in terms of area and qualitative value to the economy of Australia. Besides, sunflower crop, oilseeds and grain legumes are extensively grown in Australia for human consumption or cattle feed. Other crops include

• Wheat
• Sorghum
• Cottonseed
• Oats
• Lupids
• Peas
• Chickpeas
• Lentils
• Sunflower seed
• Canola
• Barley

Horticulture

Australia cultivates abundance of nuts, vegetables and many tropical fruits. Moreover, Australia lawfully grows opium in Tasmania for medicine industries. Horticulture cultivation in Australia includes

• Apples
• Bananas
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Pineapple
• Orange
• Mango
• Chestnuts
• Tomatoes

Viticulture

Wine industry is also a flourishing agriculture in Australia specially the Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet sauvignon varieties. However, in the recent years overgrowth have resulted in huge fall of the quality and quantity of wine.

Livestock

Australia is the biggest exporter of meats in the world market. The cattle killed for domestic purpose or export has increased over the years. The livestock export comprises

• Beef meat
• Lamb meat
• Live cattle
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Poultry

Fisheries

Australia's fishery and aquaculture industry have flourished exporting seafood like tuna, abalone, prawn and lobster.

Fiber

Australian wool is renowned for the manufacture of finest merino wool. Selective breeding and high genetic lineage are the causes of Australia leading the world's merino wool. Wool is also produced in Australia.

Diary

The rich pastures and favorable climate of Australia provides abundant supply of dairy products.

Agriculture in Australia suffers several challenging situations like drought, dryland salinity and acidity of soils. In spite of these challenges Australia is one of world's major exporters of agricultural products.