Economy, Agriculture

Of the total land area, 17 percent is cultivated. About half of Austrian farms are under 10 hectares (25 acres) in size.

Major products in 2001 (with yields) were wheat (1.5 million metric tons), barley (1.1 million), maize (1.6 million), grapes (284,000), potatoes (694,600), sugar beets (2.6 million), and fruits such as apples (1.1 million). Austria’s farms satisfy most of the food needs of the country, and some surpluses, such as dairy products, are exported. Annual milk production was about 3.3 billion liters (about 870 million gallons). Livestock included 3.4 million pigs, 2.2 million cattle (of which about one-fourth were milk cows), 357,888 sheep, and 76,000 horses.