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High prices help sustain rural confidence

AUSTRALIAN farmers are forecasting a third straight year of strong commodity prices and intending to spend up big, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey.

Staff writer
 Rabobank's latest farmer survey shows confidence is high among farmers. Picture Mark Saunders.

Rabobank's latest farmer survey shows confidence is high among farmers. Picture Mark Saunders.

Results from the first quarter survey, released this week, reveal high prices across key agricultural sectors have been sustaining rural confidence but producers are wary of the rising cost of key inputs....

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