Ag spending – and saving – surges, despite dry season challenges

Andrew Marshall
Updated May 14 2019 - 12:16pm, first published May 14 2018 - 6:30am
Westpac's agribusiness banking general manager, Steve Hannan, at last week's Beef Australia in Queensland.
Westpac's agribusiness banking general manager, Steve Hannan, at last week's Beef Australia in Queensland.

A year of patchy and disappointing seasonal conditions in many parts of Australia is having surprisingly little impact on farmers’ spending habits, as banks report surging investment in equipment, infrastructure and property.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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