Crops

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development continues to support the growth and international competitiveness of all crop industries in Western Australia.

With a 2400 kilometre span from its tropical north to its temperate south, WA supports a broad range of cropping industries from rain-fed winter cereals through to irrigated horticultural crops.

In the 2012/13 year the WA cropping industries exported a total of $3.9 billion which comprised: $3.1 billion of cereals, $859 million of pulses, pastures and oilseeds, $142 million of horticultural crops. The major contributors to these exports were wheat ($2.7 billion), canola ($756 million), barley ($377 million), lupins ($42 million), carrots at $48 million, oats ($12 million), and strawberries at $5.5 million.

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  • Winter sward of Cefalu arrowleaf clover showing green leaves with multiple leaf marks of different coloured bands

    Cefalu arrowleaf clover - its description and use

    4 January 2013

    Cefalu arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum) is an upright, annual pasture legume suited to forage production systems in regions with >400mm annual rainfall.

  • Net type net blotch has thin brown streaks that often cross with a net like appearance

    Managing net-form net blotch of barley in Western Australia

    13 December 2012

    Net-form net blotch is a fungal disease that can reduce yield and grain quality of barley crops. This page describes the symptoms briefly, with greater focus on how this disease is managed.

  • Barley spot type net blotch

    Managing spot form net blotch in continuous barley

    17 September 2014

    Spot form net blotch (SFNB) has become increasingly more common due to the widespread cultivation of susceptible varieties, such as La Trobe, RGT Planet and Spartacus CL.

  • Green wheat crop growing in the Western Australian wheatbelt

    Western Australian grains industry

    29 November 2013

    Western Australian grain exports are worth around $5.9 billion to the state's economy each year and represent the fifth largest export industry in WA after iron ore, petroleum & gas, gold and l

  • Citrus types grown in WA

    Internal maturity standards for citrus fruit

    30 October 2013

    The strength of the Australian citrus industry and its profile in domestic and export markets rely heavily on the consistency and taste of its products.

  • Grain being loaded into container ship at Esperance port in Western Australia

    Western Australian wheat industry

    1 November 2013

    Wheat is the major grain crop produced in Western Australia making up 65% of annual grain production and generating A$2-5 billion for the State economy each year.

  • TPP Quarantine Area

    5 May 2017

    A Quarantine Area Notice is in place that applies restrictions to the movement of host plants produced in the Quarantine Area to other areas in the state where tomato-potato psyllid is not known to

  • Canola in the Stirling Ranges

    Western Australian canola industry

    1 November 2013

    Canola is an important crop in Western Australia, with production over the last five years estimated at 2.2 million tonnes worth around $1.2 billion to the state economy each year.

  • Pilot Malting Facility for barley at ECU

    Western Australian barley industry

    1 November 2013

    Barley is Western Australia's second most important crop after wheat and accounts for 25% of WA grain production. The export value is worth over $1 billion per year in grain and malt.

  • Mango malformation disease can cause abnormal flower, leaf and shoot growth.

    Mango malformation disease: declared pest

    22 February 2023

    Mango malformation disease is a disease of mangoes, caused by several species of the fungus Fusarium (including Fusarium mangiferae), that can cause significant yield losses.

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