Farms beware: Banks warn rate hikes, wild markets, cost rises ahead

Andrew Marshall
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:19pm, first published March 28 2022 - 4:30pm
Farmers warned to do the sums as loan rates, dollar and ag costs rise
Farmers warned to do the sums as loan rates, dollar and ag costs rise

Big seasons and a flush of big farm commodity earnings have put farmers in a handy position to defend themselves in the face of an inevitable rebound in interest rates this year.

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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