Wheat

Wheat production accounts for 65% of total cereal production in Western Australia with about ten million tonnes generated annually in a rain-fed system across four million hectares of land.

About 95% of WA wheat is exported - predominantly to Asia and the Middle East - generating $2-5 billion in annual export earnings for the state.

Despite a decline in annual rainfall, the improvement in agronomic practices and development of new premium wheat varieties have enabled an increase in WA wheat yield over the past 30 years at a rate higher than world average.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has a strong research, development and extension focus on wheat production through its long history in wheat breeding - now privatised through Intergrain - and the development of wheat variety management packages for the state’s grain production zones.

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    14 June 2017

    Western Australian agriculture experiences variability in its winter growing season (May–October): late starts, early finishes and 'dry seasons' with rainfall low enough to cause serious plant and

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    Factors affecting grain crop seed germination

    14 April 2015

    There are many aspects to consider when seeding grain crops at the break of the season.

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    Boosting Grains Research and Development - Royalties for Regions

    20 August 2014

    Through targeted grains research and development (R&D), the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Boosting Grains Research and Development project aims to increase

  • Breakeven yields of grain crops

    13 June 2017

    Before committing resources to late sown or emerging crops, carefully consider its yield potential and risks to achieving that yield. If the expected yield is greater than the variable cost breakev

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    Crop diseases: forecasts and management

    11 December 2013

    Information is provided here to assist management of diseases and viruses that occur in broadacre crops grown in Western Australia - cereals (wheat, barley, oats and triticale), pulses (field pea,

  • Cover page of the 2021 WA Crop Sowing Guide, with image of seeding lupins into wheat stubble at Eradu

    2021 Western Australian Crop Sowing Guide

    2 November 2020

    The crop sowing guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in Western Australia.

  • Cover page of the 2020 WA Crop Sowing Guide

    2020 Western Australian Crop Sowing Guide

    29 October 2019

    The Crop Sowing Guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in Western Australia.

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    Cockchafer damage to broadacre crops

    14 October 2013

    Cockchafers belonging to the genus Heteronyx are typically not regarded as a pest of agriculture. However, two have been seen as occasional pests, with H.

  • Barley seedlings

    Factors affecting grain crop field establishment

    23 April 2015

    The field establishment of grain crops is the percentage of the sown seed that goes on to produce established plants. At sowing, management and environment are the key issues.

  • Grain truck unloading

    Snapshot of Western Australia's grain exports

    4 December 2013

    The Western Australian grain industry is a major contributor to the agrifood sector and the Australian economy.

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