Rural confidence survey result

WHILE Victorian farmers remain cautious, they are generally more optimistic about future business trends than the rest of Australia, the Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has shown. Photo: SPEC FILE.

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June 18, 2022 | 12:00 PM

A RECENT survey has shed some light on farming confidence for the year ahead.

The Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, released on Wednesday, showed Victorian farmers had bucked the national trend and reported an improvement in overall net rural confidence levels, following recent step-ups in milk contracts and ongoing strength in the beef cattle trade.