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Rain renews confidence in eastern states

EASTERN states growers have kicked off the new year with renewed confidence, with Rural Bank reporting above average rainfall over harvest boosted yield estimates and summer rainfall set soil moisture up for the season ahead.

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 Eastern states growers have renewed confidence after recent rain boosted last season's yields and soil moisture for the year ahead. Picture Mark Saunders.

Eastern states growers have renewed confidence after recent rain boosted last season's yields and soil moisture for the year ahead. Picture Mark Saunders.

Rural Bank's latest insights said most of Australia's east coast cropping regions experienced above average rainfall over the harvest period, which boosted yields production estimates for the 2023/24 season,...

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