This report includes analysis of recent developments in agricultural lending using data provided by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Regional Investment Corporation and ABARES farm surveys.
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21 Aug 2025
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19 Aug 2025
Asian green mussel has been detected on vessels arriving in Australia but has not become established. Results from this analysis show that it could potentially become established in the northern half of Australia if introduced.
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31 Jul 2025
This report, commissioned by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, aims to fill specific data gaps on food loss and waste in primary production in the horticulture industry.
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29 Jul 2025
This report provides detailed economic analysis of dairy farm financial performance during the 2023–24 financial year. It examines the impact of seasonal conditions and price changes and provides longer-term context for current farm performance.
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29 Jul 2025
This report provides detailed economic analysis of broadacre farm financial performance during the 2023–24 financial year. It examines the impact of seasonal conditions and price changes and provides longer-term context for current farm performance.
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25 Jul 2025
Climatch is a software tool widely used for assessing the establishment risk of invasive species. This report complements the existing Climatch user manual by offering an in-depth explanation of the two algorithms Climatch employs to assess climate suitability.
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4 Jul 2025
Updated productivity statistics for broadacre, dairy, and climate-adjusted broadacre. These statistics are a core measure of industry performance and widely used for reporting, analysis, and policy making.
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3 Jul 2025
This Insights paper describes Australia’s native forests managed for wood production, the sustainable wood harvesting that is carried out within them, and other ecosystem services that they provide. Future opportunities and challenges regarding Australia’s native forests managed for wood production are also discussed.
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18 Jun 2025
This biannual report presents historic statistical information for Australia's forest and wood products industries. This issue includes the latest data for key domestic indicators of forestry sector activity including Australia’s commercial plantation estate, volume and value of logs harvested as well as data on production and trade of wood products.
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18 Jun 2025
Australian plantation statistics is published every year. In this report, 2023-24 data are compared with data from the 2004-05, 2009-10, 2014-15, 2019-20 and 2021-22 5 yearly spatial plantation reports (5 and 1 year intervals).