澳大利亚农业简介 / Introduction to Australian Agriculture

澳大利亚是出口谷物、肉类、糖、乳制品和水果的重要来源。全国不到十分之一的土地用于集约化生产；四分之一的土地几乎没有使用，五分之三的土地用于在天然或接近天然的牧场上稀疏地放牧。只有一小部分得到了灌溉。小麦是该国的主要粮食作物。高达五分之四的谷物被出口，主要是出口到东亚、中东和太平洋地区。生产是高度机械化的。该作物已与放羊、大麦、燕麦和其他谷物的种植以及牲畜的青饲料和干草生产紧密结合。

Australia is an important source of export cereals, meat, sugar, dairy produce, and fruit. Less than one-tenth of the country is used for intensive production; one-fourth is virtually unused, and three-fifths is employed for sparse grazing on natural or near-natural pastures. Only a minute fraction is irrigated. Wheat is the country’s leading grain crop. Up to four-fifths of the grain is exported, chiefly to eastern Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific region. Production is highly mechanized. The crop has become closely integrated with sheep grazing and the cultivation of barley, oats, and other grains and with the production of green fodder and hay for livestock.