Mildura, a regional city in Victoria’s northwest with a population of just under 56,000, has emerged as Australia’s richest farming region, according to figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
According to the ABS, total agriculture production within the Mildura Rural City Council was worth $1.13 billion (US$911 million) in 2020-21, making it the most of any Australian local government area.
The country town’s main cash cow during 2020-21 was fruit and nuts (excluding grapes), which were valued at$422.5 million. The majority of this figure came from almonds, which were valued at $273 million.
Just over AU$324 million came from grapes, while total broad-acre crops came in at $250 million….