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Farm finances boom but costs forecast to bite

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Good rainfall and high commodity prices have driven strong farm financial performance for 2021-22.
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Record agricultural exports defy disruptions

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Australia’s agricultural exports are set to hit a record $65 billion in value in 2022-23 as total production tops $80 billion for a second straight…
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Excellent planting conditions lift prospects for a third year of record winter crop production

  • Media release
  • ABARES
The winter cropping season is off to a cracking start as most of the wheat-sheep belt faces its third consecutive year of favourable autumn planting…
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ABARES Regional Outlook conference heads to Wagga

  • Media release
  • ABARES
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is making tracks to the southern New South Wales city of Wagga for…
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Forecast of low prices, more certainty for southern Basin irrigators

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Water allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a third consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES…
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Biosecurity backs up market access

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Two reports released by ABARES highlight the strong export performance of two key agricultural commodities to the Association of Southeast Asian…
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Finding the competitive edge for future ag exports

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Australia will need to find new ways to gain a competitive advantage with its agricultural exports as more countries enter free trade agreements.
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Fisheries and aquaculture rebounds as demand for seafood recovers

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture industry is expected to rebound during 2021-22 as economies re-open and demand grows for seafood.
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Snapshot illustrates agriculture's evolution and growth

  • Media release
  • ABARES
A new ABARES report today shows the agriculture sector has consolidated recent gains in production growth with a record $75 billion in production in…
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Can Australia’s exports attract the green dollar?

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Changing expectations in export markets and how it will impact Australia is just one topic up for discussion at this week’s ABARES Outlook 2022…
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Agricultural commodities ride record highs

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Agricultural commodities are forecast to reach record highs in 2021-22, but a return to normality is on the way.
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Farm incomes surge as the good times roll

  • Media release
  • ABARES
A combination of good seasonal conditions and prices have led to improved farm performance for broadacre and dairy farms.
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Spoils are there for a sector on the ‘front foot’

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Australian agriculture will continue to prosper if it can meet growing expectations around sustainability and keep making sound investments that…
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Crop records continue as rainfall boosts summer prospects

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Both winter and summer crops across Australia have seen extraordinary outcomes in 2021-22.