Riverina grape growers warn of looming mental health crisis as prices and exports dry up

The gross value of Australian wine grape production is expected to fall 32% this year, adding pressure on already struggling farmersSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityWhen Anthony Baggio sold his vineyard near Griffith in 2021, he closed a 55-year chapter of farming in the region. He did not want to sell up, but with grape prices falling off the back of a shrinking export market he felt he had little choice."Even the prices we were getting three or four years ago, you'd just make ends meet and you're not making any money," he says. "You're actually going backwards because you're not making a profit."Sign up to receive Guardian Australia's fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading...