Cereal hay {AU-TAS}| market for cereal hay | AusLCI, U

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This dataset represents the production of all cereal hay in Tasmania 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: 9755 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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Quantitative reference
Cereal hay {AU-TAS}| market for cereal hay | 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 hay {AU-TAS}| market for cereal hay | AusLCI, U 9755.0 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 hay, dryland, N Central {AU-TAS}| cereal hay production | AusLCI, U 3339.0 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 hay, dryland, Tas Forest {AU-TAS}| cereal hay production | AusLCI, U 6416.0 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 0.0 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 1578356.8299999998 t*km (2,2,3,1,na,na) Total road transport from farm gate to market in the state

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
ProdAER12_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER13_tot 35889.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER21_tot — — (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).
AER3_TAS 1.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.
ProdAER22_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).
ProdAER6_tot 4833.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER3_tot 6416.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
Rail_TAS — DistanceTotal_weighted_TAS*min(1; max(0; (DistanceTotal_weighted_TAS - 300)/0.001)) —
ProdAER16_tot 8535.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER42_tot 70900.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER40_tot 18124.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER10_tot 32059.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER7_tot 69442.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER14_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).
DistanceTotal_weighted_TAS 161.79977754997435 DistAER3weighted_TAS+DistAER5weighted_TAS —
ProdAER41_tot 88793.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER5_TAS 201.21 — (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.
ProdAER15_tot 43164.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER33_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER17_tot 26462.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
Road_TAS 161.79977754997435 DistanceTotal_weighted_TAS*min(1; max(0; (300-DistanceTotal_weighted_TAS)/0.001)) —
ProdAER5_TAS 3339.0 AER5_TAS*ProdAER5_tot —
ProdAER3_TAS 6416.0 AER3_TAS*ProdAER3_tot —
ProdAER20_tot 14947.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER19_tot 12030.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER23_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER24_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER9_tot 19801.0 — (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).
DistAER3weighted_TAS 92.92841004613018 (ProdAER3_TAS/ProdTotal_TAS)*DistAER3_TAS —
ProdAER18_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER3_TAS 141.29 — (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_tot 14849.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER25_tot — — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdTotal_TAS 9755.0 ProdAER3_TAS+ProdAER5_TAS —
ProdAER37_tot 100344.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
DistAER5weighted_TAS 68.87136750384418 (ProdAER5_TAS/ProdTotal_TAS)*DistAER5_TAS —
ProdAER5_tot 3339.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER8_tot 97229.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER36_tot 64514.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
ProdAER38_tot 75913.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Total production of crop in AER (ton/year).
AER5_TAS 1.0 — (2,1,3,1,na,na) Part of AER that is located in current state based on surface area.