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.

Improvements

The Crop and Pasture report has been improved by the addition of:

  • Comparison with previous seasons and "season to date" for each month
  • Now has link to DWLBC Land Condition report
  • Also links to the National Agriculture Monitoring System (NAMS)
  • The estimates have been quality checked which has required some adjustments to be 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 2008 Report

August 2008 (PDF 222kb, opens in new window).

  • Monthly rainfall average for most of the State except the far west.
  • Cereal crops vary from jointing to early booting, earliest crops in flower. 
  • Farmers began applying additional inputs of fertiliser and herbicides where reasonable crop conditions prevail
  • Post-emergence weed control has been interrupted by wet weather.
  • Stripe rust is widespread in wheat, but has been treated.

Previous 2008 Reports

January
February (contains final 2007/08 estimates)
March
April
May
June
July

Previous 2007 Reports

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Past reports

View all Crop and Pasture Reports archived back to 2002.