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.

Articles

e-Surveillance for pests and diseases in the WA grape industry

8 July 2015

Surveillance and diagnosis for pests and diseases in the Western Australian grape industry was a transformational project to boost the early detection of exotic pests and disease incursions and enh
Western Australian Viticulture Industry Biosecurity Plan

8 December 2016

In 2015, a review of pest organisms recorded in Australia with an association with grapevines, identified over 250 that have not yet established in Western Australia.
Western Australian Viticulture Industry Biosecurity Manual

25 August 2017

A pest risk assessment of pests with reported occurrences in Australia but which have not established in Western Australia (WA) found 45 pests that were considered priority pest threats to the viti
Current plant biosecurity pest risk analyses

14 October 2013

This page summarises information on the status of plant and bee-related pest risk analyses prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.
Table grapes - pest risk analysis consultation

14 October 2013

A pest risk analysis on the importation of fresh table grapes from other Australian states and territories into Western Australia commenced on 15 September 2011.
Table grapes stakeholder consultation: Draft pest risk analysis

12 June 2015

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia released a draft pest risk analysis and pest categorisation report as part of a policy review relating to the importation of fresh table gr
Table grapes - initiation of a pest risk analysis

14 October 2013

For many years the import of fresh table grapes into Western Australia was banned due to the possibility of introducing certain important pests and diseases.