Rural Bank paints hopeful picture for horticulture in 2021 Australian agriculture mid-year outlook

Ashley Walmsley
Updated August 19 2021 - 1:59pm, first published August 2 2021 - 4:00am
FUTURE: Rural Bank has released its Australian agriculture mid-year outlook which analyses the performance of six industries - cattle, cropping, dairy, horticulture, sheep, wool and the broader economy, providing predictions for the coming half of the year.
FUTURE: Rural Bank has released its Australian agriculture mid-year outlook which analyses the performance of six industries - cattle, cropping, dairy, horticulture, sheep, wool and the broader economy, providing predictions for the coming half of the year.

BONUS beneficial winter weather may have put a smile on some horticulture producers' faces but it's the uncertainty around labour which continues to shove price predictions around the most.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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