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On the sheep's back: their farmers expect improved performance.
Farmers are upbeat about the agri sector but the conflict in the Middle East has tempered confidence.
That is according to Rabobank's latest rural confidence survey, from the second quarter of this year.
Over half of farmers expected conditions to stay the same; about a third believed the broader agri-economy would improve over the next year; and 15 percent thought things would get worse - up from 8 percent in the last quarter.
