The value of NSW’s food and livestock production rose 23 per cent in 2021-22 to hit a record for the second year in a row, but recent flooding and continued extreme weather is expected to crunch output by 10 per cent this year.
The value of the state’s agricultural output reached a record of $23.1 billion last financial year, according to the Department of Primary Industry’s performance insight data report, revealing big jumps in crop production, wool prices and the value of meat exports.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
