Wheatbelt (Australia)
Australian wheatbelts comprise inland agricultural regions across southern and eastern Australia. The regions are named for wheat, which was the main agricultural product in the early history of Australia's development; today, many other crops are also produced.[1]
Climate
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The wheatbelt is relatively dry with low levels of
underground water, making agriculture largely reliant on the rainfall. Rainfall varies from the coastal regions, which have more dependable rain to the drier and more volatile inland regions. In the wheatbelt, both land productivity and prices tend to be determined by the level of rainfall.[2]
Regions
Wheat-growing regions in Australia are situated within the
Production
In addition to wheat, the wheatbelt produces coarse grains (including
oilseeds (including rapeseed, sunflower, soybean, safflower and linseed) and legumes (including lupins, peanuts, and various peas, beans and lentils).[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Wheat Belt Regions of Australia". australiamyland.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Climate and rainfall in the Australian Wheatbelt - Land Commodities". landcommodities.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Goyder's Line in relation to precipitation:evaporation by Uday Nidumolu from ResearchGate
- ^ Climate margins by CSIRO
- ^ "Farming Systems in the Australian Wheatbelt - Land Commodities". landcommodities.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.