Issue 2005 January 08
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LIVESTOCK: 18,100 livestock farmers gone
Between 1998 and 2003, 18,100 livestock farms have gone, according to a recent report of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE).According to the report, Australia has lost:6,000 beef producers and 161,000 beef cattle; 3,600 dairy farmers and 30,000 dairy cows; 7,500 sheep producers and 18.2 million sheep; 1,000 pig farmers and 11,000 pigs. The most dramatic fall was in the…
AGRICULTURE: Getting rural policy on track
Australian farmers on average receive the lowest farm-gate prices for their products in the developed world.Australian consumers on average benefit from farmers supplying the lowest-priced food to food-processors and retailers in the developed world.Australian farmers supply food and fibre to the biggest sector of Australian manufacturing industry.Australian farmers make up just 4 per cent of the population, but with three-to-five jobs beyond the…
