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The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics, which had predicted annual growth in export value of four per cent in September, now says that it estimates export earnings will only be one per cent higher than the previous year but still topping $140 billion.
The drought and reduced winter grain crop yields have caused farm export earnings to fall by more than three per cent to $26.8 billion, according to ABARE’s chief executive Philip Glyde.
Meanwhile weakening metal prices and a strong Australian dollar have led to a slight cut in minerals and energy export forecasts, although they are still predicted to be about $110 billion – an increase of two per cent on last year’s figures.
The drought and reduced winter grain crop yields have caused farm export earnings to fall by more than three per cent to $26.8 billion, according to ABARE’s chief executive Philip Glyde.
Meanwhile weakening metal prices and a strong Australian dollar have led to a slight cut in minerals and energy export forecasts, although they are still predicted to be about $110 billion – an increase of two per cent on last year’s figures.
