An uncertain mood, of both confidence and concern, around the farming sector

Beef and Lamb NZ's annual report shows weather was a challenge earlier in the year, along with on-farm inflation.

But autumn has been positive for lambs - and the lamb crop's expected to grow by 2.6 percent.

Agriculture Analyst, Angie Fisher, says there is still a lot of concern.

She it's a tough year profitability-wise, so morale's still pretty low.