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New study: changes in climate since 2000 have cut Australian farm profits 22%

  • Written by Neal Hughes, Senior Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
New study: changes in climate since 2000 have cut Australian farm profits 22%The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences farmpredict model finds that changes in climate conditions since 2000 have cut farm profits by 22% overall, and by 35% for cropping farms..ABARES/Shutterstock

The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects climate variability can...

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