abare.gov.au
This and other findings are contained in the report Australian vegetable growing farms: an economic survey, 2007-08 , released today by ABARE Deputy Executive Director, Dr Terry Sheales. ‘Despite a rise in average prices received for vegetables in 2007-08, overall receipts from the sale of vegetables fell by 6 per cent on average as seasonal conditions resulted in lower yields and production,’ Dr Sheales said. Another factor identified in the report as contributing to a lower average farm cash income in 2007-08 was an increase in average cash costs, of 2 per cent, because of higher costs for inputs such as fertiliser.
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