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The Royal Agricultural Society’s bicentennial Sydney Royal Easter Show attracted a claimed 900,000 visits according to a press release issued by NSW Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders.

While not providing an exact figure, the claimed visitor number is exactly the same number as advised for the Show's 2011, 2017 and 2019 editions.

Explaining that the turnout was testimony to the strength of the event and the recovery of the agricultural sector after the impacts of drought and COVID-19, Minister Saunders stated “it has been amazing to see so many people join in to celebrate our regional communities and agricultural achievements after a difficult few years.

"In the last few years, NSW has faced one of the longest and most intense droughts in history, as well as devastating bushfires, floods, a mouse plague and of course the Covid-19 pandemic, which demonstrates the extraordinary resilience of our primary producers. Their success was on display for all of Sydney to see and enjoy with the show returning with a bang in 2022.”         

Opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Show attracted visitors from across NSW along with 8,240 animals calling the grounds home under the supervision of 2,880 animal exhibitors.

Minister Saunders took the opportunity to congratulate the finalists and winners of the district exhibits, the animal judging and the Royal Agricultural Society awards, including The Land’s Sydney Royal Young Woman, Young Auctioneers, Young Judges, and the 2022 Rural Achiever Award.

Remarkably, no mainstream media outlets have ever questioned the 900,000 attendance figure.

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