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          • A benefit-cost framework for responding to Varroa
          • Benefits of increased access to minor use chemicals
          • Biosecurity control strategies for red imported fire ants
          • Biosecurity response options for black-striped mussel
          • Consequences of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
          • Economic consequences of a scrapie outbreak in Australia
          • Economic impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on the Australian wine grape and wine-making industries
          • Estimating the value of Australian biosecurity arrangements for equine influenza since the 2007 outbreak
          • Farm gate value of biosecurity
          • Potential impact of the wheat steam rust strain Ug99 in Australia
          • The impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on Australian horticulture and the environment
        • Biosecurity sciences
          • Treated ballast water and its impact on port water quality
        • Biosecurity engagement
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        • Agricultural Data Integration Project
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      • Fisheries
        • Fishery status reports 2021
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          • Australian fisheries and aquaculture production
          • Australia’s trade in fisheries and aquaculture products
            • Market access improvements: A case study of stone fruit exports to China
          • Seafood consumption in Australia
          • Employment in Australian fisheries and aquaculture 2019–20
          • About this report
          • Other useful information
          • Economic concepts in Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics
        • Fisheries data
        • Fisheries economics
          • Australian fisheries and aquaculture outlook
          • Australian fisheries economic indicators
        • Fisheries research
          • Allocating fish stocks between commercial and recreational fishers: examples from Australia and overseas
          • Shark assessment report 2018
      • Food demand in Australia
        • Trends and issues 2018
        • Trends and food security issues 2017
      • Forests
        • Forest economics
          • Australian forest and wood products statistics
            • Socio-economic indicators—trends to 2018
          • Forest economic research
            • A framework for developing medium term projections of traded wood products
            • Economic potential for new plantation establishment in Australia
            • Future opportunities for using forest and sawmill residues in Australia
            • Illegal logging regulation: analysis of regulated importers by business size
            • Productivity and efficiency of the Australian sawmilling industry
            • Responsiveness of demand for structural pine to changes in timber and steel prices
            • Short-term forecasts of selected wood product sales volume: Method and assumptions
            • Upscaling the Australian softwood sawmill industry
          • Plantation and log supply
          • National wood processing survey
        • Forest sciences
        • Forest data
        • Forests overview
      • Invasive species
        • Distribution and impacts of established pest animals and weeds
        • Exotic invasive species with environmental impacts
        • Prioritising targets for biological control of weeds
        • The National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases dataset
        • The state of weeds data collection in Australia
        • Wild dog research
      • Labour
        • Australian agricultural workforce: Stocktake of data sources
        • Previous research
        • Trends in the Australian Agricultural Workforce
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        • Catchment scale land use of Australia - Commodities - Update December 2020
        • Catchment scale land use profiles
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          • Seasonal workers and working holiday makers comparison report
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          • General surveillance case study overviews
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          • Literature review: Understanding general surveillance as a system
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          • Stocktake of general surveillance initiatives
        • Natural resource management
        • Pest animals and weed management survey
        • Recreational boat operators’ self-management of biofouling in Australia
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        • Social impact assessment
      • Farm surveys and analysis
        • Farm performance
        • Farm survey data
        • Disaggregating farm performance statistics by size
        • Previous research
      • Trade
        • Australian wine in China: Impact of China’s anti-dumping duties
        • Case study of Australian citrus exports
        • Case study of cattle exports to ASEAN countries
        • Agricultural export price and volume indicators
        • Analysis of government support for Australian agricultural producers
        • Australia's biosecurity market access and agricultural exports
        • Impacts of COVID-19 on Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries trade
        • Non tariff measures affecting Australian agriculture
        • Overview of recent ABARES China research
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        • South America: an emerging competitor for Australia's beef industry
        • South American wine industry
        • The future of Chinese agricultural policy
        • Understanding how China's tariff on Australian barley exports will affect the agricultural sector
      • Water
        • A model of water trade and irrigation activity in the southern Murray-Darling Basin
        • Future scenarios for the southern Murray-Darling Basin: Report to the Independent Assessment of Social and Economic Conditions in the Basin
        • Measuring water market prices
        • Murray-Darling Basin water markets: trends and drivers 2002-03 to 2018-19
        • Murray-Darling-Basin water market dataset
        • Trends in water entitlement holdings and trade: Analysis of ABARES survey data
        • Water Market Outlook – August 2021
      • Agricultural forecasting
        • Changes to reporting of marketing year data
        • Farm share and price spread
        • Farmers' terms of trade: Update to farm costs and prices paid
        • Forecasting national grain stocks in times of drought
        • Seasonal climate scenarios for medium-term forecasts
        • Summary of ABARES agricultural forecasting
        • The future of public sector forecasting in Australian agriculture
      • Working papers
        • Discount rates and risk in economic analysis
        • A micro-simulation model of irrigation farms in the southern Murray-Darling Basin
        • A model of spatial and inter-temporal water trade in the southern Murray-Darling Basin
        • Defining drought from the perspective of Australian farmers
        • Introducing ABARES farmpredict
        • Non-tariff measures: A methodology
        • Simulating the effects of climate change on the profitability of Australian farms
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        • Analysis of Australian agricultural trade and the COVID-19 pandemic
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        • Australia’s future agricultural trade advantage
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        • Analysis of 2018 drought
        • Australia’s place in global agriculture and food value chains
        • Climate change impacts and adaptation on Australian farms
        • Effects of bushfires and COVID-19 on the forestry and wood processing sectors
        • Economic effects of water recovery in the Murray–Darling Basin
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        • Indonesia’s food consumption and trade: will domestic reform keep up with demand?
        • Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2021
        • Snapshot of Australia’s Agricultural Workforce
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        • Snapshot of Australia’s forest industry
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        • Stocktake of Free trade, competitiveness and a global world: How trade agreements are shaping agriculture
        • Stocktake of Megatrends shaping Australian agriculture (2021 update)
        • The effects of drought and climate variability on Australian farms
        • The future of Chinese agricultural policy
        • United States and Australian agriculture—a comparison
        • Value creation in Australia through agricultural exports
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Research topics

​​​​Our research comprehensively covers the agriculture and water resource portfolio – reports, information and data is grouped within the following research areas and the ‘About my region’ sub-site.

Research topics

  • ABARES Insights
  • Agricultural outlook
  • Agricultural forecasting
  • Trade
  • Water
  • Fisheries
  • Forests
  • Climate and drought
  • Farm surveys and analysis
  • Productivity
  • Labour
  • Land use
  • Social sciences
  • Biosecurity
  • Invasive species
  • Food demand
  • About my region
  • Working papers

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Latest research

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Water Market Outlook - more certainty for southern Basin irrigators

Water allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a third consecutive year.

Published: 7 April 2022

 

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About my regions dashboard provides one-stop access to regional data

ABARES has released an interactive online dashboard to present an overview of the land use, agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors in each region across Australia.

Published: 7 April 2022

 

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Forest inventory for private native forestry, farm forestry and Indigenous forestry: Farm forestry sector report

This report presents information describing the extent and distribution of planted farm forestry in Australia based on available inventory information.

Published: 6 April 2022

 

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Discount rates and risk in the economic analysis of agricultural projects

This technical paper provides rigorous and practical guidance on how economists should approach discount rates and the treatment of risk in their analysis of agricultural projects.

Published: 1 April 2022

 

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Australia’s biosecurity market access and agricultural exports: Case study of cattle exports to ASEAN countries

This case study looks at the factors that have underpinned the success of the Australian live export industry in growing exports of cattle to Indonesia and Vietnam.

Published: 1 April 2022

 

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Australia’s biosecurity market access and agricultural exports: Case study of citrus exports to ASEAN countries

This case study looks at the factors that have underpinned the success of the Australian citrus industry in growing exports of oranges and mandarins to the ASEAN region.

Published: 1 April 2022

 

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Making General Surveillance Programs Work - Lessons learned from case studies

This research report presents the lessons learned from nine case studies of general surveillance programs in Australia and New Zealand. It provides the evidence base for the General Surveillance Program Guidelines that were developed to support the design, implementation and monitoring of general surveillance programs.

Published: 1 April 2022

 

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Documentation of the Australian agricultural forecasting system

The Australian Agricultural Forecasting System (AAFS) is the system that ABARES uses to produce forecasts for Australia’s agricultural markets. Although AAFS has been in development and use since 1945, this is the first time that it has been documented.

Published: 31 March 2022

 

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Regional forestry hubs and national plantation inventory regions data visualisation

This data visualisation presents previously released statistics on the plantation area and expected log availability, and now also includes reporting by regional forestry hubs.

Published: 31 March 2022

 

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Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) software Version 4

The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) version 4 has improved performance, makes data and projects easier to organise and projects easier to share.

Published: 25 March 2022

 

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Australia’s future agricultural trade advantage

Australia will need to find new ways to gain a competitive advantage with its agricultural exports as more countries enter free trade agreements.

Published: 16 March 2022

 

Australian fisheries and aquaculture Outlook to 2026–27

Australian fisheries and aquaculture Outlook to 2026–27

Fisheries and aquaculture production value is forecast to rise by 10% in 2021–22. The strong growth in production value follows higher prices for salmonids, prawns, tuna and oysters.

Published 10 March 2022

 

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Snapshot of Australian agriculture 2022

Resilience and adaption: Despite higher temperatures and lower rainfall, agricultural productivity has risen steadily over the last few decades as farmers adapt.

Published 2 March 2022

 

Agricultural Commodities - farmgate, export values surge

Agricultural Commodities - farmgate, export values surge

Australian agriculture’s record run to continue on the back of favourable conditions and strong prices.

Published: 1 March 2022

 

Australian crop report – yields of dreams

Australian crop report – yields of dreams

Winter crop production in 2021–22 has been revised to an even higher national record of 61.9 million tonnes.

Published: 1 March 2022

 

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Farms flush as the good times roll

Good seasonal conditions and higher commodity prices in 2021–22 are major drivers of improved broadacre farm performance in Australia. At the national level, farm cash income for all broadacre farms is projected to increase by around 34% to average $278,000 per farm in 2021–22.

Published: 1 March 2022

 

Australian agricultural productivity, 2020-21 data dashboard

Australian agricultural productivity, 2020-21 data dashboard

Explore the latest ABARES agricultural productivity estimates for the broadacre and dairy industries, with new data through to 2020–21.

Published: 1 March 2022

 

ABARES farm data portal - beta release

ABARES farm data portal - beta release

This release is an interactive data tool that provides users with access to ABARES farm survey data and outputs in an easy-to-use web interface. The data tool includes ABARES historical farm performance data for broadacre and dairy farms, productivity estimates, modelled outputs from the ABARES farmpredict model, and up-to-date forecasts of farm financial performance.

Published: 1 March 2022

 

Guidelines for general surveillance programs released

Guidelines for general surveillance programs released

General surveillance engages people from all walks of life in the monitoring and reporting of pests, weeds and diseases. These guidelines aim to assist in the development, monitoring and evaluation of general surveillance programs.

Published: 16 February 2022

 

The benefits of carryover in the southern Murray-Darling Basin

The benefits of carryover in the southern Murray-Darling Basin

This study looks at carryover effects on market outcomes for the southern Murray-Darling Basin by comparing outcomes to a hypothetical system without carryover.

Published: 17 December 2021

 

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Murray-Darling Basin Water Market Catchment Dataset 2021

This dataset contains details of water availability, market outcomes, irrigation activity, climatic conditions and commodity prices for catchments in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Published: 16 December 2021

 

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Protecting Australia’s horticultural industries from disease: The impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on Australian horticulture and the environment

This report provides an improved understanding of the impact of a Xylella fastidiosa incursion on the Australian economy and the environment

Published: 15 December 2021

 

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Agricultural Commodity Statistics 2021 released

The Agricultural Commodity Statistics report provides a set of comprehensive statistical tables on Australian and world prices, production, consumption, stocks, and trade for rural commodities.

Published: 14 December 2021

 

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Ag production value and volume soar to historic heights

ABARES Agricultural Commodities: December Quarter shows Australia’s farmers are on track to smash production value and volume records in 2021-22.

Published: 7 December 2021

 

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Sweet survey results for sugarcane farmers 

The ABARES Financial performance of sugarcane farms 2020–21 to 2021–22 survey finds Australian sugarcane farm cash income was 91 per cent higher compared to 2013-14, reaching an average around $190,800 in 2020-21. 

Published: 6 December 2021

 

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Insights report offers a taste of things to come from booming Indonesian food market

ABARES latest Insights report examines the drivers of food demand in Indonesia and outlines opportunities for Australian agricultural exporters. 

Published: 2 December 2021

 

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Record year for Australian winter crop production

Winter crop production in 2021–22 is forecast to reach a new national record of 58.4 million tonnes, driven mostly by forecast of record high production in Western Australia and the second highest on record in New South Wales.

Published: 30 November 2021

 

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Australian forest and wood products statistics – March and June quarters 2021 released

This biannual report presents 2020-21 data for key domestic indicators of forestry sector activity such as new housing commencements and the trade of wood products.

Published: 26 November 2021

 

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Horticulture output holds despite fewer workers

The Labour use in Australian agriculture: Analysis of survey results report has found improved growing conditions and farm-level adaptations have countered the reduced availability of overseas labour during COVID-19. 

Published: 25 November 2021

 

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Agricultural lending data, 2019-2020

ABARES, in collaboration with the Drought and Farm Resilience Division (in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment) have published this annual report on the level of lending to the agriculture sector. The analysis in the report focuses on lending to farm business entities and the performance of these entities in meeting their loan servicing commitments from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Published: 24 November 2021

 

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Global Outlook for Wood Markets to 2030

This report presents an outlook on the availability of and demand for raw wood fibres by geographic region and country. The analysis looks into potential changes in global trade flows, and regional and country level trade balances that could affect Australia’s forestry sector.

Published: 23 November 2021

 

Status of Australia’s Forest Genetic Resources 2021

This report provides information and research on conservation, management and use of the genetic diversity in Australia's native forest and plantation trees. It includes Australia's Country Report to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations' second State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources Report.

Published: 16 November 2021

 

Proposed approach for Australia’s State of the Forests Report – 2023 and beyond

This Position Paper identifies drivers for change in the mechanism of forest reporting in Australia, and options for modernising the process. Online-first reporting will permit focus on key metrics, data updates at variable frequencies, the opportunity to highlight key advances as they occur, and publication of a five-yearly ‘Synthesis Report’.

Published: 9 November 2021

 

Natural Resource Management and Drought Resilience – survey of farm practices

This report summarises the results from the Natural Resource Management and Drought Resilience Survey and displays them on an interactive dashboard. The survey included questions on management practices relating to farm financial diversification, farm planning and management, and the use of NRM and other farming practices.

Published: 2 November 2021

 

Australian plantation statistics and log availability report 2021

In this report, plantation areas and forecast log availability are presented nationally and by National Plantation Inventory (NPI) regions for softwood and hardwood plantation types. This is based on data collected from private growers and grower representatives and public state and territory agencies. This data is published every 5 years and supports strategic forest industry planning and decision–making.

Published: 25 October 2021

 

Fishery Status Reports for 2021 now public

The 2021 Fishery Status Reports show that no stocks have been classified as subject to overfishing in fisheries solely managed by the Australian Government.

Published: 13 October 2021

 

Accounting for Australia’s changing land tenure

The Land tenure of Australia 2010–11 to 2015–16, 250 m shows where, and how much, land is owned, leased, reserved or unallocated in Australia. This geospatial data is an input to the first National Land Account, Experimental Estimates, 2016 released jointly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

Published: 29 September 2021

 

ABARES 2018 economic survey of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery

This report shows that the average vessel remained profitable in the survey years, with net economic returns across the fishery continuing its long-term positive trend, consistent with improved productivity and increasing efficiency and effectiveness in fishery management expenditure.

Published: 28 September 2021

 

Agriculture looks to record-busting year

The September Agricultural Commodities Report says the agricultural sector is looking at another record-breaking year, with the gross value of production (GVP) forecast to reach $73 billion in 2021-22.

Published: 14 September 2021

 

Record canola spurs another wonder winter crop

The Australian Crop Report’s September edition says Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.

Published: 7 September 2021

 

Aquaculture now largest sector of seafood industry

The latest edition of the Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics shows that Australia’s aquaculture sector has been steadily increasing in both value and share of gross value of fisheries production.

Published: 24 August 2021

 

Stocktake of agricultural workforce data now available as a data visualisation

This interactive text dashboard provides a stocktake of agricultural labour data sources publicly available in Australia.

Published: 12 August 2021

 

Prices set to remain low across the southern Murray-Darling Basin in 2021-22

The latest ABARES Water Market Outlook report indicates water allocation prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin are likely to remain low in 2021–22.

Published 3 August 2021

 

Working paper on simulating the effects of climate change on Australian farms profits released

In this study, a statistical model of Australian cropping and livestock farms is applied to simulate the potential effects of climate change on farm profits. This farm model is combined with a range of downscaled projections for temperature and rainfall by 2050.

Published: 29 July 2021

 

Australian farmers are adapting to climate change but there is more work ahead

The latest ABARES Insights report examines the effects of recent and possible future changes in climate on the profitability of Australian farms.

Published: 29 July 2021

 

Australian wine in China: Impact of China’s anti-dumping duties released

This report looks at the financial impact on the Australian wine industry of China’s anti-dumping measures and anticipates the extent of market diversion of Australian bottled wine.

Published: 27 July 2021

 

Trends in water entitlement holdings and trade: Analysis of ABARES survey data

This report explains trends in water entitlement ownership and trade by farms in the southern Murray–Darling Basin between 2007–08 and 2018–19. These trends help to understand the dynamics of demand and supply of water in the southern basin, and where market pressures exist.

Published: 15 July 2021

 

New insights into Australia's biosecurity market access and agricultural exports

This report examines key drivers of Australia’s agricultural export growth following biosecurity market access. It provides a framework for looking at the drivers across a paddock-to-plate spectrum that have been fundamental to the sector's success.

Published: 8 July 2021

 

Australian Agricultural Productivity, 2019–20 data dashboard now available

This product now includes climate adjusted productivity estimates from 1988–89 to 2019–20. Explore the latest ABARES agricultural productivity estimates for the broadacre and dairy industries in an interactive data dashboard.

Published: 28 June 2021

 

Australian forest and wood products statistics, September and December quarters 2020 released

This series publication provides the latest data on domestic forestry sector activity, including gross value of production, sales and service income, industry value added and trade.

Published: 22 June 2021

 

Financial performance of livestock farms: 2018-19 to 2020-21 now available

This series publication analyses the financial performance of livestock farms in Australia from 2018–19 to 2020–21. Data is drawn from the ABARES annual Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS), and the broadacre farm microsimulation model farmpredict.

Published: 17 June 2021

 

Financial performance of cropping farms: 2018-19 to 2020-21 now available

This series publication analyses the financial performance of cropping farms in Australia from 2018–19 to 2020–21. Data is drawn from the ABARES annual Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS), and the broadacre farm microsimulation model farmpredict.

Published: 17 June 2021

 

Agricultural Commodities report – June 2021

Australian farmgate production is on track for a record-breaking $66.3 billion year. ABARES' June quarter 2021 Agriculture Commodities report shows how the sector has navigated the uncertainties and challenges posed by COVID-19 and changes in the international trade landscape.

Published: 16 June 2021

 

Australian crop report – June 2021

Winter crop prospects is forecast to be well above average nationally and total 46.8 million tonnes in 2021–22. However, there are regional variations with more favourable prospects in most cropping regions in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland compared to those in Victoria and South Australia.

Published: 8 June 2021

 

The state of weeds data collection in Australia

This report presents results from a national survey of state, territory and Natural Resource Management (NRM) stakeholders to understand the status of weeds data collection and sharing, and identify opportunities for national data coordination.

Published: 30 April 2021

 

Pest Animal and Weed Management Survey 2016–19: National land manager survey results

This report and interactive data dashboard present the results from two national surveys of agricultural land managers about pest animal and weed management on their property and local area, which were conducted by ABARES in 2016 and 2019.

Published: 28 April 2021

 

Understanding effects of supply disruptions on globally and locally focused economies

This paper explores the implications of trade and support policies designed to increase local production to reduce the risks of international shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides input into current debates around creating more locally based supply chains through inward focused policies.

Published: 19 April 2021

 

Catchment scale land use profiles

These interactive dashboards and web map allows users to generate land use maps, tables and graphs for states and territories, Natural Resource management regions, local government areas and federal electoral divisions.

Published 15 April 2021

 

Water Market Outlook March 2021

This report provides initial forecasts for water prices in 2021–22 for the major trading zones in the sMDB, along with analysis of the various supply and demand drivers currently affecting the sMDB water market.

Published 31 March 2021

 

Australian Commodities Report – March 2021 edition released

The value of Australian agricultural production is forecast to reach a record $65.9 billion in 2020-21. Agricultural exports are forecast to fall 4% to $46.3 billion.

Published 2 March 2021

 

Farm performance: broadacre and dairy farms, 2018–19 to 2020–21

This report and new data dashboard provide results from ABARES recently completed surveys and examine changes over time in average farm incomes among broadacre and dairy farms in Australia.

Published 2 March 2021

 

Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Outlook 2021

This forecast contains projections of the value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production and exports to 2025–26. The GVP of Australian fisheries and aquaculture is expected to decline in 2020–21 to $2.9 billion (down 6%) from 2019–20 due to COVID-19 related demand and supply disruptions.

Published 2 March 2021

 

Australian agricultural productivity, 2019–20 data dashboard

Explore the latest ABARES agricultural productivity estimates for the broadacre and dairy industries. This release includes new data through to 2019–20, and presents the results in a new interactive data dashboard.

Published 2 March 2021

 

Disaggregating farm performance statistics by size, 2019–20 data dashboard

ABARES new interactive dashboard provides an innovative way to explore farm financial performance statistics by different size categories for the broadacre, dairy and vegetable industries. This release includes the latest data through to 2019–20 and shows industry level farm performance is increasingly driven by the largest farms.

Published 2 March 2021

 

Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2021: Insights

The Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2021 draws on previously published statistics and insights into key aspects of Australian agriculture.

Published 25 February 2021

 

A model of spatial and inter-temporal water trade in the southern Murray-Darling Basin

This paper presents an economic model of water markets and irrigated agriculture within the Australian southern Murray-Darling Basin (sMDB).

Published 25 February 2021

 

Stocktake of megatrends shaping Australian agriculture: Insights

The latest ABARES Insights paper sets out five megatrends, each of which is framed in terms of three component trends. The megatrends analysis confirms the fundamentals are in place to support agricultural growth, while identifying several challenges to be addressed.

Published: 23 February 2021

 

The economic impacts of regulating live sheep exports

Live sheep exports are an important part of the strategies that Western Australian sheep farms use to manage the risks associated with a short growing season in spring. In 2018 public concerns about the live sheep trade led the Australian Government to consult on regulations designed to help the industry retain its social licence by reducing risks to animal welfare. This report explores the likely economic impacts of regulations designed to improve animal welfare and make the trade in live sheep more sustainable.

Published: 19 February 2021.

 

Forecast of improved summer crop production in 2020- 21

The Australian Crop Report – February 2021 estimates that summer crop planting in Queensland and northern New South Wales to be 3 times larger than the drought affected season in 2019–20. Estimates of winter crop production in 2020–21 is also revised higher to total 55.2 million tonnes.

Published: 16 February 2021.

 

Estimating the value of Australia remaining Equine Influenza free since 2007

This report has been prepared to provide evidence to assess the benefits from maintaining freedom from Equine Influenza and to help assessments over the costs and benefits of interventions should a new outbreak occur.

Published: 18 December 2020.

 

Regional Forest Agreements – Reservation and resource availability outcomes

Australia’s ten Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) are long-term agreements for the sustainable management and conservation of Australia’s forests. This report presents a complete compilation of the data relating to the formal outcomes from the RFAs.

Published: 18 December 2020.

 

National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases Dataset (Public Summary Version 1.0)

This dataset is comprised of 168 species from eight thematic groups of pests, weeds or diseases. It contains overall risk ratings for Priority List species, likelihood categories for entry, establishment and spread, and impact categories for environment and social amenity.

Published: 18 December 2020.

 

ABS and ABARES partnership delivers new farm database for Australia

This report about the Agricultural Data Integration Project details this innovative work that integrates several existing datasets to unlock new insights and applications for Australian farms.

Published: 16 December 2020.

 

Value creation in Australia through agricultural exports: playing to advantages

This ABARES Insights report analysis returns across the economy from agricultural exports, comparing different pathways for value creation, such as adding attributes or further downstream processing.

Published: 15 December 2020.

 

2020 Agricultural Commodity Statistics datasets now available

The Agricultural commodity statistics compendium provides a set of comprehensive statistical tables on Australian and world prices, production, consumption, stocks and trade for 19 rural commodities.

Published: 15 December 2020.

 

Opportunities from action on climate change: Insights

Australia’s farmers are well placed to benefit from global market changes as countries and businesses around the world act on and adapt to climate change, the latest ABARES Insights paper has found.

Published: 10 December 2020.

 

Agricultural Commodities Report – December 2020 edition released

The upgrade reflects higher winter and summer crop production following a favourable spring and positive rainfall outlook, and an increase in the value of domestic saleyard cattle.

Published: 7 December 2020.

 

Labour use on Australian farms 2018-19 update now available

This update provides more insight into the potential effects of COVID on the availability of farm workers, additional data on horticulture production and use of overseas labour on horticulture farms.

Published: 7 December 2020.

 

Australia’s Indigenous land and forest estate: separate reporting of Indigenous ownership, management and other special rights report

This report provides estimates of the Indigenous land and forest estate over which Indigenous peoples and communities have ownership, management or co management, or other special rights.

Published: 3 December 2020.

 

Australia’s Indigenous forest estate (2020) dataset

This dataset estimates the Indigenous land and forest estate is 438 million hectares of land (including 70 million hectares of forest).

Published: 3 December 2020.

 

Trends in the Australian Agricultural Workforce analyses 20 years of census data

This paper reports on timeseries that describe trends within the Australian agriculture, services to agriculture and meat processing workforces between 1996/2001 and 2016.

Published: 2 December 2020.

 

Forecast of near record 51.5m tonne national winter crop

The Australian Crop Report - December 2020 forecasts a 76 per cent rise in Australia’s 2020-21 winter crop production to 51.5 million tonnes, second only to the record 56.7 million tonnes in 2016–17.

Published: 1 December 2020.

 

Australian forest and wood products statistics: March and June quarters 2020

This report highlights a contraction in the value of forestry exports, which began in September 2019 and peaked in January 2020.

Published: 26 November 2020.

 

Pathways to sustainable and productive agriculture: an Australian perspective

This conference paper was presented on 28 October 2020 in a webinar hosted by the Australian Mission to the European Union, titled ‘EU-Australia farming: one goal, many paths to sustainability’.

Published: 18 November 2020.

 

Agricultural trade implications of COVID-19 - fact sheet series compilation released

This report is a compendium of 11 fact sheets produced for the Trade and Market Access Division as part of the Department's response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published: 17 November 2020.

 

Measuring drought risk

The Measuring drought risk report measures the effect of drought on the profits of farms and considers how drought risk varies across different farm types and regions.

Published: 11 November 2020.

 

 

Defining drought from the perspective of Australian farmers

The Defining drought from the perspective of Australian farmers report presents a new drought indicator as  an alternative to traditional rainfall measures.

Published: 11 November 2020.

 

 

Fisheries Status Reports for 2020 now public

The 2020 Fisheries Status Reports show that no stocks have been classified as subject to overfishing in fisheries solely managed by the Australian Government.

Published: 9 October 2020.

 

ABARES research and data

Historic and archived publications
Our ABARES publications library provides access to our comprehensive publications database, including historic and archived reports.

Data
Find the latest data sets, data set series, data visualisations, access agricultural industry databases, and software downloads from our data centre.​

Online research tools

Agricultural Census visualisations
Select 2015-16 datasets, filter by industry, category or commodity, explore national and regional maps.

Climatch – species range prediction
Predict the potential range of a species by matching climate data from region to region.

Rainfall to Pasture Growth Outlook Tool
Access rainfall, soil moisture and pasture growth information.

Visual data content

Infographics and maps
ABARES analysis and data in easy-to-read and use graphics

Data visualisations
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