Farmers expect good times ahead, but this year's mood is wilting

Andrew Marshall
Updated September 5 2017 - 1:08pm, first published 12:30pm
Agriculture's long-term prospects are keeping farmers hopeful, but earnings expectations and sentiment for this financial year have slumped says Rabobank.
Agriculture's long-term prospects are keeping farmers hopeful, but earnings expectations and sentiment for this financial year have slumped says Rabobank.

Short-term farm sector confidence has taken a serious kick in the teeth as unusually dry conditions in many parts of Australia show little sign of breaking.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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