Australian farmers and graziers own approx 135,000 farms, covering 61% of Australia’s landmass

Agricultural sector earns $155 billion a year for a 12% share of GDP

Over the 30 year period from 1983 to 2013, the average annual productivity growth in the agricultural sector of Australia was 2.8%

Australian farmers export around 60% of what they grow and produce export earnings of 32.5 billion annually