Fed: Farmers' confidence is slipping

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: June 2, 2008 | Copyright information


AAP General News (Australia)

06-02-2008

Fed: Farmers' confidence is slipping

Poor rain in autumn and rising costs has dented farmers' confidence about the future.

A survey of rural confidence .. released today .. has found just 38 per cent of farmers
expect the agricultural economy to improve over the next year .. ...

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