21/04/2026
FarmLink farmer survey: 60% facing significant pressure & 20% say it is threatening their viability!
A survey of farmers in southern NSW, undertaken by FarmLink Research, has revealed the full extent of the input supply crisis facing agriculture, with 9 in 10 saying they do not have Urea fertiliser on farm, with the majority yet to secure a contracted delivery.
Nearly 80% are facing input cost increases of 20% or more compared to last year, in a season where margins were already very tight before the crisis occurred, with more than half describing the impact as placing ‘significant pressure’ on their farming operation.
The results show a level of uncertainty rarely seen at this point in the season.
FarmLink CEO Shaughn Morgan said "What this survey tells us is that farmers are heading into the 2026 planting season without the inputs they need, and without certainty about when or whether they will arrive”.
“When 9 in 10 respondents don't have Urea on farm and the majority haven't been able to contract a delivery, that is not a supply chain under pressure, that is a supply chain that is failing the people who depend on it," Shaughn said.
FarmLink Chairman Rob McColl said “the findings require an urgent and ongoing collaborative response from industry and government, as these are not small or marginal operations, these are established farming businesses telling us that they are under significant pressure."
“The combination of input costs rising sharply and supply that simply isn't there is creating conditions that put the 2026 harvest at risk. FarmLink will be taking these findings directly to government and industry to ensure the voice of our members are heard,” Mr McColl concluded.
Read the full results at:
🔗 https://farmlink.com.au/surveys
