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Bumper year confirmed for Australian farming

AUSTRALIAN agriculture was valued at almost $71 billion in 2020-21 - a 17 per cent increase on the previous year – according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

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Wheat production played a big role in a rise in the value of Australian agriculture last financial year. Table courtesy ABS.

Wheat production played a big role in a rise in the value of Australian agriculture last financial year. Table courtesy ABS.

Amanda Clark, ABS program manager of Agriculture Statistics, said 2020-21 was a good year for agriculture with above average yields and record production for many broadacre crops such as wheat, barley,...

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