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Farm lending reaches $131 billion in 2023-24

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Aggregate lending to the farm sector rose 6% in 2023-24, according to the latest figures released today by ABARES.
ABARES 80th anniversary

Celebrating 80 years of agricultural research

  • Media release
  • ABARES
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) today celebrates a milestone of 80 years of operations.
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Report offers insights into crop loss and waste on Australian horticultural farms

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
The average percentage of crop loss or waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied significantly depending on crop type,…
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Productivity growth for broadacre weakens

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Broadacre productivity growth has slowed over the last financial year, but the slowdown is inconsistent, according to ABARES’s latest productivity…
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Report shows benefits of sustainable wood harvesting in native forests

  • Media release
  • ABARES
A new ABARES report, Australia’s native forests and wood production, highlights the important role Australia’s diverse native forests play in helping…
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Data key to the future of Australian farms

  • Media release
  • ABARES
ABARES is conducting its annual farm survey program, the data from which will be used to inform responses to challenges such as drought and trade…
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Ag production figures fall as outcomes for some rest on a knife’s edge

  • Media release
  • ABARES
The gross value of Australia’s agricultural production is expected to fall by 2.8% to $90.7 billion in 2025-26, driven by lower crop and livestock…
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Public submissions open for ABARES Australian chicken meat industry review

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
ABARES is seeking submissions to inform its review of the Australian chicken meat industry and has released an 
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Cutting global farm subsidies can improve environmental outcomes

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Reform of global agricultural subsidies and tariffs at the World Trade Organization would support better environmental and food security outcomes,…
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ABARES to conduct chicken meat industry review

  • Media release
  • ABARES
ABARES has been commissioned to conduct an independent review into the relationship between growers and integrated producers in the Australian…
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Long-term timber demand shored up by increased supply

  • Media release
  • Forestry
Today’s publication of the Wood Volumes Analysis indicates Australia has reliable access to structural forest and wood products to meet future demand.
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New data confirms broadacre farmland prices have levelled off

  • Media release
  • Farming
Broadacre farmland prices across Australia have continued their plateau for a second straight year after decade of strong growth, which had seen…
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Non-tariff barriers: A multi-billion dollar burden

  • Media release
  • Exports
A newly published ABARES Insights report has emphasised concerns around non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and their sharp increase in recent years.
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Strong year for Aussie ag beefed up by livestock

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
The value of agriculture in 2025-26 is expected to be the third highest on record at $91 billion.