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Western Australian farmers remain the most confident in the nation, but they are entering 2019 with lowered expectations following last year's bumper season, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence survey.
Recent rainfall experienced across the state has lifted the outlook of Western Australian farmers, following one of the hottest and driest autumns on record.
The state's rural confidence is at its highest level in over two years after a rainy autumn has found 84 per cent of farmers expecting this year to be better or as good as last year's season.
Strengthening commodity prices have made Western Australian farmers the most confident in the nation, with nearly two thirds of the state's primary producers expecting the agricultural economy to improve over the next year, a survey says.
Western Australian farmers are less certain, but remain cautiously optimistic about the agricultural economy for the next 12 months, according to the Rabobank rural confidence survey taken between mid-April and mid-May.
Western Australian farmers are more confident, with 24 per cent expecting improvements in the next 12 months, according to the latest results of the Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey.
Rural confidence has stabilised in Western Australia, but remains relatively weak, according to the latest results of the Rabobank Rural Confidence survey.
