The Australian agricultural industry has enjoyed a bumper year with a major uptick in crop yields.
Despite high rainfall and flooding across the east of Australia some farmers reported their crop yields were at “once in a lifetime” levels.
Farmers have enjoyed high returns on their crop harvests in the past year. David Bufton with his red wheat harvest. Picture: Nicole Cleary/The Weekly Times "Total crop values in 2020-21 rose by 41 per cent compared with the previous year, while the value of total livestock disposals fell six per cent,” she said.
Drought-breaking rainfalls and improved seasonal conditions saw the crop returns soar with canola the biggest improver throughout the year with the value rising 114 per cent to $2.9 billion. Due to the improved rainfall and better seasonal weather irrigated crops also recovered from recent lows.
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