Crop & Pasture Reports

Each month PIRSA publishes a report on the condition of Crops and Pastures in South Australia. During the cropping season (May to after harvest), estimates of the area and production for each crop and district are also provided with the report. The report is assembled by regionally based Rural Solutions SA consultants under contract to the Agriculture Food and Wine Division, Grains Industry Development section.

The Crop and Pasture report has:

  • Comparison with previous seasons and "season to date" for each month
  • links to DWLBC Land Condition report
  • Also links to the National Agriculture Monitoring System (NAMS)

The estimates are quality checked from a number of sources. Occassionally adjustments are made. The table in the current report has the updated estimates which may vary slightly from tables in previous year's reports on this site.

Latest 2009 Report includes Crop Estimates

May 2009 (PDF 226kb, opens in new window).

  • Seeding 80% finished but light, patchy rainfall in May caused some tempory suspension of seeding activities due to dry conditions.
  • Overall good crop emergence, but patchy on parts of EP and Upper North.
  • Same total crop area as last year at 4.02 million hectares but some minor changes in crop mix.
  • Initial estimate of crop production is 6.26 million tonnes - assuming average rainfall and production for the growing season.

Past 2009 Reports:

January 
February (contains final 2008/09 estimates)
March
April

2008 Reports:

January
February (contains final 2007/08 estimates)
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Past reports:

View all Crop and Pasture Reports archived back to 2002.