The Situation and Outlook report released by Dairy Australia found western Victorian farmers were considerably more confident in their own business thanks to favourable seasonal conditions, milk prices and ongoing demand.
An increasing proportion of respondents have recorded an operating profit during the past three years, and 93 per cent are expecting to be profitable this financial year.
Consistent with 2020 results, 56 per cent of respondents’ herd sizes remained static during the past year and a similar proportion expect this will continue during the next three years.
About 79 per cent were confident in their own business future, and 92 per cent invested on-farm between 2019 and 2021.
