Australia - The value of farming on the rise

http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/the-value-of-farming-on-the-rise/1636147.aspx

29-Sep-2009 (16 years 8 months 15 days ago)
The gross value of total Australian agricultural production increased 20 per cent from 2006-07 to $43.3 billion in 2007-08, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

But the gross value of livestock slaughterings and other disposals was down 2pc to $12.1 billion as the value of cattle and pigs dropped.

In 2007-08, the gross value of pig slaughterings and other disposals fell 4pc to $902 million as the number of disposals and average prices dropped slightly.