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The International Food Standards program (IFS) contributes to the maintenance and development of international market access opportunities for the Australian food and beverage industries. This is…
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Farm Household Allowance factsheetsPublication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2023The Farm Household Allowance (FHA) factsheets provide a high-level view of the FHA program for potential applicants. They should be read in conjunction with the FHA guidelines and the…
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Good rainfall and high commodity prices have driven strong farm financial performance for 2021-22.
Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said cropping farms had reported higher than average cash incomes over the last year.
“It’s been a boom year. At the national level, farm cash income…
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Author: Rhys Downham
In 2022, data describing crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms were collected through the ABARES Horticulture Survey. Crop loss/waste refers to primary production outputs that were intended for human use but ended up either not being harvested, disposed of, or were…
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Accelerating changes in earth systems at all scales – from global to microbial – are creating multiple risks and challenges, and some opportunities.
Agriculture is already impacted, and adapting. Climate and commodity prices will become more volatile, while emerging…
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Authors: Lindsay Hogan, Caroline Gunning-Trant
Source: ABARES
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The value of Australia’s farm production and agricultural exports have increased strongly over the past decade to $61 billion and $48 billion, respectively, in 2019–20. The National Farmers Federation (NFF) has…
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The latest agricultural lending statistics provided by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) show an increase in aggregate lending to the farm sector of 9% in 2021–22.
ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said the cumulative value of loans outstanding has increased from $…
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25 February 2016PurposeTo advise industry of important changes to the process of initiating in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) of plant exports.Summary of changes and key pointsThe following changes and…
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Australian farmers are among the most productive and innovative in the world. Across the 87,800 farm businesses in Australia, our farmers are constantly assessing and adapting to change.Farm Household Allowance (FHA) provides help to eligible farmers, and their partners, experiencing…
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High global energy prices and disruptions to global supply chains led to sharp rises in farm input costs, including fertiliser and diesel, in 2021 and 2022.
International energy prices have been falling since mid-2022. However, the cost of fertiliser and fuel remain higher than long-term averages…
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