Editing New South Wales (section)

=== Agriculture ===
{{See also|Agriculture in Australia}}
[[File:Oberon, NSW.jpg|thumb|[[Grazing]] fields in [[Oberon, New South Wales|Oberon]]]]
Agriculture accounts for just under 2% of the NSW economy.<ref name=":212" /> NSW has the second-highest value of agricultural production of the Australian states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Agricultural Census 2015-16 visualisations |url=https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/data/agricultural-census-visualisations#gross-value-of-production |access-date=8 September 2022 |website=Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908044834/https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/data/agricultural-census-visualisations#gross-value-of-production |url-status=live }}</ref> {{visible anchor|Wheat|text=[[Wheat]]}} is the most extensive crop in the state by hectare<ref name="2021-NSW-wheat2">{{cite web |date=10 July 2022 |title=Wheat |url=https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/publications/pdi/2021/wheat |access-date=10 July 2022 |website=NSW Department of Primary Industries |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214746/https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/publications/pdi/2021/wheat |url-status=live }}</ref> amounting to 39% of the continent's harvest.<ref name="Aust-report2">{{cite web |title=New South Wales |url=https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/research-topics/agricultural-outlook/australian-crop-report/new-south-wales |website=Australian [[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry]] |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715201007/https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/research-topics/agricultural-outlook/australian-crop-report/new-south-wales |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Aegic2">{{cite web |date=8 March 2021 |title=Wheat |url=https://www.aegic.org.au/australian-grains/wheat/ |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=Aegic {{!}} [[Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre]] {{!}} Perth & Sydney staffed by leading industry experts |location=[[Sydney]] & [[Perth]] |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629222718/https://www.aegic.org.au/australian-grains/wheat/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The most important wheat-growing areas are the [[Central West (New South Wales)|Central West]], [[Orana (New South Wales)|Orana]], [[New England (New South Wales)|New England]], North-West and [[Riverina]].<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=26 July 2022 |title=Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia, state/territory and ASGS regions - 2020-21 |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/value-agricultural-commodities-produced-australia/2020-21 |access-date=8 September 2022 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908061451/https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/value-agricultural-commodities-produced-australia/2020-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barley, cotton and canola are also important broadacre crops. Most cotton production is in the New England, Orana, North West and Far West regions.<ref name=":22" /> However, the southern regions of the state now produce almost one-third of the state's crop by value.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Cropping, cotton |url=https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/publications/pdi/2021/cotton |access-date=8 September 2022 |website=NSW Department of Primary Industry |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908064107/https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/publications/pdi/2021/cotton |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Hunter Valley Vineyards (23754488685).jpg|thumb|left|[[Vineyard]]s in the [[Hunter Region]]]]NSW produces about 20% of Australia's fruit and nuts, and about 12% of its vegetables by value. The major regions for fruit and nut production are the Riverina, Coffs Harbour-Grafton and the Murray.<ref name=":22" /> About {{convert|40,200|ha}} of vineyards lie across the eastern region of the state, with the [[Hunter Region|Hunter Valley]] and the [[Riverina]] being major wine producing regions.<ref name="Riverina2">{{cite web |date=1 July 2003 |title=From paddock to plate |url=http://www.tourism.nsw.gov.au/media/news300603a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203210739/http://www.tourism.nsw.gov.au/media/news300603a.html |archive-date=3 February 2009 |access-date=7 March 2009 |work=Tourism New South Wales |publisher=New South Wales Government}}</ref>

Cattle, sheep and pigs are the predominant livestock of NSW. The state has over one-third of the country's sheep, and one-fifth of its cattle and pigs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2022 |title=Agricultural Commodities, Australia |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/agricultural-commodities-australia/latest-release |access-date=8 September 2022 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908061443/https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/agricultural-commodities-australia/latest-release |url-status=live }}</ref> Australia's largest and most valuable [[Thoroughbred]] horse breeding area is centred on [[Scone, New South Wales|Scone]] in the Hunter Valley.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Scone/2005/02/17/1108500198920.html SMH Travel – Scone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225044828/http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Scone/2005/02/17/1108500198920.html|date=25 February 2009}}. Retrieved on 7 March 2009.</ref>

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