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Farm incomes forecast to drop by 41 per cent

AUSTRALIAN farmers are expected to be hit in the hip-pocket this financial year, with reduced commodity prices and declines in forecast crop production predicted to slash national average broadacre farm cash incomes by 41 per cent.

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 Farm income is predicted to drop by 41 per cent this financial year. Photo: Mark Saunders

Farm income is predicted to drop by 41 per cent this financial year. Photo: Mark Saunders

In its latest Farm Performance Forecast, ABARES estimates average cash income for broadacre farms will drop to $197,000 per farm in 2023-24, but adds average farm incomes are likely to remain above levels...

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