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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  • wheat seedlings

    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.

  • trial site image

    Primary Industries Development 2023 Research Trials Map

    22 January 2018

    In 2023, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is conducting more than 250 research trials across the state.

  • Crown rot in wheat appears as scattered white heads

    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.

  • Cockchafer damage cereal roots

    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.

  • Martin Harries kneeling in a wheat crop

    Focus paddocks 2014 trial report

    18 September 2014

    Management of weeds, disease and nitrogen nutrition are ongoing challenges that limit yield potential.

  • GrainGuard

    10 December 2013

    GrainGuard is a coordinated and cooperative strategic approach between the grain industry and the Western Australian Government.

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