Tough year delivers big income rises for many districts

Andrew Marshall
Updated March 9 2018 - 11:11am, first published March 7 2018 - 6:00pm
Big areas of Australia have farms making above average incomes this financial year as livestock’s contribution to the gross value of farm earnings climbs to almost 50 per cent.
Big areas of Australia have farms making above average incomes this financial year as livestock’s contribution to the gross value of farm earnings climbs to almost 50 per cent.

It won’t be remembered as the best year on record for farm earnings but, even after a 12 per cent slump, average incomes in 2017-18 are still likely to be the second highest.

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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