{"id":13904,"date":"2021-11-19T04:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T04:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13904"},"modified":"2021-11-19T04:35:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T04:35:47","slug":"nsw-agriculture-smashes-growth-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/nsw-agriculture-smashes-growth-records\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW agriculture smashes growth records"},"content":{"rendered":"

New data released by the NSW Government, on the eve of National Ag Day, reveals primary industries output has charged past all previous records and is now an estimated $20.9 billion industry.
\nMinister for Agriculture Adam Marshall released the 2021 NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Performance Data and Insights (PDI) report today, which showed Industry increased its Gross Value of Production from $15.7 billion in just 12 months.
\n\u201cOur farmers overcame every challenge thrown their way to smash the record books and grow agriculture by $5.2 billion to a $20.9 billion industry,\u201d Mr Marshall said.
\n\u201cUnderpinned by a record winter crop, and bolstered by both strong commodity prices and primary producers committed to delivering safe and high-quality produce, this is an outstanding recognition of the capabilities our industry can achieve.
\n\u201cWheat headlines this year\u2019s bumper harvest and is the star of this more than $5 billion increase in primary industries GVP. The crop\u2019s value produced actually rose 541 per cent on the year before to $4 billion.
\n\u201cPrimary producers are still recovering from drought by rebuilding herds from historic lows, but international demand remained high and is only expected to increase.
\n\u201cWhile this has been a year to remember for agriculture, we realise it\u2019s been a devastating week for our Central West farmers. It\u2019s still too early to see the full extent of flood damage, but we\u2019ll be with them through the aftermath.\u201d
\nMr Marshall said the agricultural industry had exceeded NSW DPI\u2019s long-term strategic target two years ahead of schedule.
\n\u201cCOVID-19 and labour shortages, bushfires, drought, mice, floods and trade tensions all presented challenges, but the ag industry still exceeded its goal,\u201d Mr Marshall said.
\n\u201cWhile the NSW Government provided financial aid, including $4 billion in drought support, $150 million to tackle mice, and even $3 million in hotel quarantine subsidies for foreign workers, the real hard work was done by farmers.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re well on our way to being a $30 billion industry by 2030.\u201d
\nThe 2020\/2021 PDI report is available from the\u00a0NSW DPI website<\/a>.
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