She said the WA sheep enterprises in the agri-benchmark study were true representative mixed farms in their region with cropping and a sheep focus. Ms Anderton said her message for farmers from the analysis was that the Australian sheep industry has a global competitive edge. Six farms across key Australian sheep-producing regions participated, including three WA farms that were mixed sheep-cropping enterprises. The high productivity of Australian ewes is what drives the profitability of Australian farms, the report said. Australian sheep farms also have higher machinery input costs than competitors.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 14, 2021 05:26 UTC