Agricultural production boomed in 2016-17

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By Leith van Onselen

The ABS has today released annual Agricultural data, which reveals that 2016-17 was a bumper season for most crops:

Australian agriculture had a bumper year in 2016-17, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) which showed a 9 per cent increase in value to $60.8 billion.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.