Record Production Brings Huge Gains to Australian Agriculture in 2020-2021

Record Production Brings Huge Gains to Australian Agriculture in 2020-2021
A field of wheat being harvested on a farm near Inverleigh, Australia, on Jan. 12, 2021. William West/AFP via Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Australian agriculture had a bumper year in 2020-2021 as the sector witnessed a 17 percent surge in production value.

New data from the 2020-2021 agricultural census released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that the gross value of Australian agriculture hit $70.9 billion (US$49.18 billion) in the 2020-2021 financial year.
Alfred Bui
Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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