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national rural reporter Kath Sullivan

Australian farming sets $90b record after wet weather creates food, fibre bonanza

Wet weather helps farm sector to $90b record

Australian farmers have produced their most valuable year yet, growing $90 billion worth of food and fibre, and pushing average yearly farm incomes to between $370,000 and $665,000 depending on the sector. 

It is the third year in a row that the value of Australian farm production has broken records, driven once more by wet growing conditions and high prices for a range of commodities.

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