Agriculture Production to Fall but Sector Still Strong

Agriculture Production to Fall but Sector Still Strong
Bonnie Taylor plays amongst the wheat fields on the family farm outside Coonabarabran on October 01, 2020 in Coonabarabran, Australia. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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Crop production is set to fall 20 percent this year, yet Australian agriculture is still expected to deliver its third-highest annual gross value on record.

The latest forecast from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, or ABARES, predicts production value will reach $86 billion (US$55.5 billion) this financial year, down slightly from the record $92 billion last year.

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