South Australian farmers are banking on late winter rain to save their season but optimism is flagging as dry conditions continue.
Farmer confidence has nose-dived in SA as many parts of the state experience their driest starts to the year.
Rabobank deputy regional manager for SA, Adam Moss, said the lack of rain was the most significant factor pushing farmers to feel negative about the year ahead. "So a lot of uncertainty with an expectation that may worsen the economy for farmers over the next 12 months." "We have been doing some up around World's End and further across, north-east of the Yorke Peninsula … but that dry area has crept further south and further east," he said.
"Even if all those places get rain now, they're still going to be looking to part-way into spring before they get any decent growth," he said.
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