Agricultural profit map for Australia for 2010-2011

Brief description

The provided data (the Data) represent a raster map of agricultural profit at full equity (PFE) for Australia for the year 2010/11. Values of PFE are provided in ($/ha) with 2011 $ values. PFE is a measure of profit which is calculated as the revenue from the sale of agricultural commodities minus all fixed and variable costs. This concept is based on the assumption that the land is fully owned (100% equity). The unit of PFE is $/ha.
The Data are provided as raster datasets compatible with ArcGIS. The spatial resolution is ~ 1km. Values provided are not for individual commodities (e.g. wheat, barley etc.) but for a set of commodity classes known as SPREAD classes (e.g. winter cereals, winter oilseeds) and broad land use categories (grazing, natural pastures etc.). Each pixel of the map is linked to agricultural land use but the Data as such do not provide information with regards to individual commodities of commodity groups. To link values of PFE to commodity groups (SPREAD classes) the Data need to be linked to the land use map of the year 2010/11 (Source: National scale land use 2010-11 version 5, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources) which provides the respective commodity class desc riptors.
Lineage: Overview of the process how data was produced is provided in Marinoni O, Navarro Garcia J, Marvanek S, Prestwidge D, Clifford D, Laredo L. 2012. Development of a system to produce maps of agricultural profit on a continental scale: An example for Australia. Agricultural Systems. 105, 1, 33-45.