Despite risks relating to the mouse plague, the worker shortage, and covid uncertainties farmers are forecast to produce more than 70 billion dollars worth of goods this financial year.

The national commodities forecaster expects a 17 percent rise in winter crop production will help contribute to farm production value reaching 73 billion dollars.

Shortly after the September Quarter Update was released, rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with ABARES Executive Director Jared Greenville

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