Crops

Find out more about the grain crops grown in Australia.

Wheat

Most wheat varieties grown in Australia are sown in autumn, grow rapidly during the spring months, and mature from early to mid-summer. The wheat grown in Australia is predominantly white grained. Durum wheat, the major ingredient for pasta, is also produced for export.

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Pulses

Pulses are annual legumes that are grown for their seeds, including chickpea, common bean, cowpea, faba bean, field pea, lentil, lupin, mungbean, peanut, pigeon pea and vetch.

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Oil seeds

Oilseeds are seed crops grown for the production of edible or industrial oils, including canola, soybean, sunflower, safflower and linseed.

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Coarse grains

Coarse grains are grown for human consumption, stock feeding and malting purposes. They include barley, canary seed, cereal rye, maize, millet, oats, sorghum and triticale.

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