http://www.awe.gov.au/abares/publications/insights/2018-drought-analysis
Resource Name:
http://www.awe.gov.au/abares/publications/insights/2018-drought-analysis
Resource Type:
External Resource
Title:
Analysis of 2018 drought: 26 October 2018
Series:
ABARES Insights
Series Issue:
Issue 2, 2018
Publication Date:
26/10/2018
Description:
Overview
This brief is based on a presentation by ABARES' Executive Director to the National Drought Summit in October 2018, describing the effects of the current drought on Australian agriculture. The brief summarises the extent of rainfall deficiencies and the effects on crop production, livestock markets and farm incomes.
Key findings are:
* Current drought conditions are severe in some regions, but cover a smaller area than the 2002-03 drought
* Crop production in eastern Australia is expected to be significantly below-average, and national crop is expected to be to below average.
* Livestock slaughter rates remain below or similar to previous drought events, and livestock prices remain relatively high.
* Farm incomes in 2018-19 are expected to be higher than in previous droughts, reflecting higher livestock prices, improved farm productivity and growth in farm size.
* Impacts of drought will differ across industries and regions, and some farms will have negative income.
Key Issues
2018 drought, crop and livestock production, farm incomes.
Resource URL Description:
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1 : Analysis of 2018 drought: 26 October 2018 - PDF [0.7 MB]
Publisher:
ABARES : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Department of Agriculture
Author:
HATFIELD-DODDS Steve
HUGHES Neal
CAMERON Andrew
MILLER Matthew
JACKSON Tom
Right Management:
Use constraints: copyright
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Other constraints: All material in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence except content supplied by third parties, logos and the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Other constraints: This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as: Hatfield-Dodds S, Hughes N, Cameron A, Miller M, Jackson T, 2018, Analysis of the 2018 drought: 26 October 2018, ABARES, Canberra, October. CC By 4.0 https://doi.org/10.25814/5bceb32574707
Identifier:
ISBN 978-1-74323-405-1
ISSN 2209-9123
DOI https://doi.org/10.25814/5bceb32574707
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