Cereal silage {AU-SA}| market for cereal silage | AusLCI, U

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This dataset represents the production of all cereal silage in South Australia at market. Documentation for this dataset can be found in the 'LCAgMetrics Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' report, available at https://agrifutures.com.au/. It was developed as part of the LCAgMetrics project, a partnership between Agrifutures Australia and Lifecycles, funded by the Australian Government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant as part of the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Production volume: 29245 ton/yr. This activity starts after harvest, activities included are: Transportation of crop to urban centre. HHV: 17.8 MJ/kg. Record: Roos Visser; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Roos Visser; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU

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17 Jun 2025
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Cereal silage {AU-SA}| market for cereal silage | AusLCI, U
Sampling procedure
Calculations on transport effort was based on ABS data for crop production volumes and geographical online maps for distances. Data represnting typical practices for storage, including drying and aerating was derived from first principles and verified by expert knowledge.
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17 Jun 2025
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Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Cereal silage {AU-SA}| market for cereal silage | AusLCI, U 29848.53 t Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.4 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.88 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass. Heating value, gross: 17.8 MJ/kg

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Cereal silage, dryland, Riverina {AU-VIC}| cereal silage production | AusLCI, U 28088.45 t (2,2,3,1,na,na) Quantity of products coming from the AER (total procution in AER multiplied by the fraction of the AER in the state)
Cereal silage, dryland, SE Vic Coast {AU-VIC}| cereal silage production | AusLCI, U 1760.08 t (2,2,3,1,na,na) Quantity of products coming from the AER (total procution in AER multiplied by the fraction of the AER in the state)
Transport, freight, rail {AU}| | AusLCI, U 11283977.0001 t*km (2,2,3,1,na,na) Total rail transport from farm gate to market in the state
Transport, truck, 60t load {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.0 t*km (2,2,3,1,na,na) Total road transport from farm gate to market in the state

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
ProdAER14_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
Road_SA — DistanceTotal_weighted_SA*min(1; max(0; (300-DistanceTotal_weighted_SA)/0.001)) —
DistAER39weighted_SA — (ProdAER39_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER39_SA —
ProdAER15_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdTotal_SA 29848.53 ProdAER8_SA+ProdAER9_SA+ProdAER39_SA+ProdAER41_SA+ProdAER42_SA+ProdAER43_SA+ProdAER45_SA —
AER41_SA 0.64 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
ProdAER7_tot 154316.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
Rail_SA 378.0412971794591 DistanceTotal_weighted_SA*min(1; max(0; (DistanceTotal_weighted_SA - 300)/0.001)) —
AER43_SA 0.22 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
ProdAER37_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
AER45_SA 0.21 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
ProdAER23_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER18_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER41_SA — AER41_SA*ProdAER41_tot —
ProdAER36_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER42_SA 211.02 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
ProdAER39_SA — AER39_SA*ProdAER39_tot —
ProdAER8_SA 28088.45 AER8_SA*ProdAER8_tot —
ProdAER20_tot 33215.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER42_SA — AER42_SA*ProdAER42_tot —
ProdAER24_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER45_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER40_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER43_SA — AER43_SA*ProdAER43_tot —
ProdAER21_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER41_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER9_tot 44002.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER35_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER45_SA 980.69 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
AER8_SA 0.13 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
ProdAER45_SA — AER45_SA*ProdAER45_tot —
DistAER8weighted_SA 352.7461983052432 (ProdAER8_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER8_SA —
DistAER45weighted_SA — (ProdAER45_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER45_SA —
ProdAER12_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER17_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER3_tot 24466.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER39_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER41weighted_SA — (ProdAER41_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER41_SA —
ProdAER9_SA 1760.08 AER9_SA*ProdAER9_tot —
ProdAER19_tot 26734.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER5_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER8_SA 374.85 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
ProdAER42_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
AER39_SA 0.45 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
ProdAER38_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER43_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER9_SA 428.97 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
ProdAER33_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER9weighted_SA 25.29509887421592 (ProdAER9_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER9_SA —
ProdAER25_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER16_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistanceTotal_weighted_SA 378.0412971794591 DistAER8weighted_SA+DistAER9weighted_SA+DistAER39weighted_SA+DistAER41weighted_SA+DistAER42weighted_SA+DistAER43weighted_SA+DistAER45weighted_SA —
DistAER43_SA 976.0 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
ProdAER8_tot 216065.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER6_tot 10741.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER27_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER13_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER43weighted_SA — (ProdAER43_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER43_SA —
AER42_SA 1.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
DistAER42weighted_SA — (ProdAER42_SA/ProdTotal_SA)*DistAER42_SA —
DistAER41_SA 95.71 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
ProdAER10_tot 71243.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER39_SA 540.38 — (2,2,3,1,na,na) Distance from centroid to port (km). Centroid refers to middle point of part of AER located in current state.
ProdAER22_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
AER9_SA 0.04 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.