September 15, 2023
Queensland’s agriculture sector delivered a record high of $12.51 billion in exports last financial year, with avocados one of the big movers.
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed a$1.79 billion rise in the value of agricultural exports over the previous financial year.
Volumes also rose by 18.26 per cent to reach 7.87 million tonnes.
The volume of fruit and vegetables exported rose 3.25 per cent.
However, avocado exports rose 38.5 per cent to $38.21 million, with volume up 24.09 per cent.
Key growth commodities for 2022-23 were:
- Cereals and cereal preparations – up 53.6 per cent to $2.54 billion
- Chickpeas – up 37.26 per cent to $369.12 million
- Live cattle – up 53.94 per cent to $147.96 million (9.83 per cent rise in numbers)
- Beef – up 11.05 per cent to $6.28 billion (volume up 7.38 per cent to 598,765 tonnes)
Queensland’s top three agricultural trading partners were China ($2.73 billion), South Korea ($1.82 billion) and Japan ($1.71 billion).
- The latest Queensland export data can be viewed online
