ABARES

Welcome to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the science and economics research division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Agricultural Commodities Report March 2026

Australian agriculture will hit an historic high of $101.4 billion in production value in 2025-26.

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Australian Crop Report March 2026

Growers have delivered the second largest winter crop on record, with timely rainfall and mild spring temperatures supporting strong yields.

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Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2026

This Insights report describes the current state of Australian agriculture, with the aim of providing key information and statistics in one place.

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ABARES Insights

Sequestration on Agricultural Land: Impacts and Policy Trade-offs

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Financial performance of dairy farms 2022–23 to 2024–25

Profitability fell in 2023–24, albeit from record high levels in the previous two years. The average farm cash income of dairy farms was estimated to have been $369,700 per farm.