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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Queensland's agricultural produce has a global reputation for being safe and nutritious.

At a  glance

Exports

  • $12.5 billion

    total agriculture, fisheries and forestry export value in 2022-23

  • $6.3 billion

    meat of bovine animals

  • $464 million

    vegetable and fruit export value (excluding chickpeas and other leguminous vegetables)

Imports

  • $3.2 billion

    total agriculture, fisheries and forestry import value in 2022-23

  • $545 million

    vegetable and fruit import value (excluding chickpeas and other leguminous vegetables)

  • $399 million

    Fish (excl. marine mammals) crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates

Global contributor

Queensland's primary industries export to over 130 destinations worldwide. The sector accounts for approximately 12% of Queensland's overseas exports, by value (excluding sugar).

Even though Queensland's population is less than 0.1% of the world's population and 1% of the world's total land area, we produce 0.4% of the world's food supply and nearly 1% of the world's agricultural exports.

In 2022-23, the top 3 export destinations were:

  • China $2.7 billion export value
  • South Korea $1.8 billion export value
  • Japan $1.7 billion export value

Our food-safety, traceability and supply-chains systems ensure high-integrity produce, free of global disease threats. Our ports and transport-and-supply chains are heavily geared to produce food for our export markets.

Our top export commodities include:

  • meat of bovine animals
  • cereals and cereal preparations (including wheat and sorghum)
  • vegetables and fruit

Cotton and sugar are also major exports from Queensland, however they are not reflected in the export figures due to confidentiality restrictions.

In 2022-23, the top 3 import countries of origin were:

  • New Zealand $429 million import value
  • China $325 million import value
  • Thailand $237 million import value

Our top import commodities include:

  • Vegetables and fruit
  • Fish (excl. marine mammals) crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates
  • Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

Exports

In 2022-23, Queensland exported over $12.5 billion worth of agriculture and food products:

  • 17% greater than in 2021-22
  • 25% greater than the average of 5 years to 2022-23.

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Imports

In 2022-23, Queensland imported over $3.2 billion worth of agriculture and food products:

  • 17% greater than in 2021-22
  • 20% greater than the average of 5 years to 2022-23.

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Last updated: 12 Sep 2023