Regional agricultural conditions
Regional dimension scores across 7 agricultural condition indicators
Neutral Phase
30d SOI: -7.47Near-average conditions — no strong climate signal
51
National Credit Conditions Score
Cash rate 4.1%, small biz variable 8.75%, rural lending +7.8% YoY, FMD -0.9% YoY
View full lending analysis →BURRENDONG DAM
30.1%
BURRINJUCK DAM
37.8%
KEEPIT DAM
56.7%
1168
hotspots detected (last 5 days)
6.2%
volumetric (0-1cm) · Very Dry
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Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
26poultry, vegetables, nursery
Capital Region
32beef, wool, canola
Central Coast
22poultry, nursery, vegetables
Central West
35wheat, wool, canola
Coffs Harbour - Grafton
18blueberries, beef, dairy
Far West and Orana
18wheat, cotton, beef
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
18beef, dairy, wine grapes
Illawarra
23dairy, beef, vegetables
Mid North Coast
18dairy, beef, blueberries
Murray
48rice, wheat, dairy
New England and North West
18beef, wool, cotton
Outer South West Sydney
36dairy, poultry, vegetables
Outer West and Blue Mountains
18vegetables, poultry, nursery
Richmond - Tweed
40macadamia, beef, sugarcane
Riverina
35wheat, canola, rice
Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
31dairy, beef, wine grapes
ABS SA4 sub-regions · Composite based on rainfall & soil moisture
New South Wales recorded a composite score of 30, reflecting challenging conditions across multiple agricultural dimensions. The state's dominant commodities show mixed performance, with wheat prices down 2.1% to $342/t and beef declining 7.2% to $8.03/kg, while cotton prices fell 3.4% to $510/bale amid reduced planted area forecasts. Seasonal conditions remain concerning with soil moisture critically low at 6.5% and key dam storages well below optimal levels — Burrendong Dam at 30.2% and Burrinjuck Dam at 37.9%, constraining irrigation capacity for summer crops. Fire risk persists with 2,205 satellite detections recorded over the past five days, adding pressure to already stressed pastoral and cropping regions.
AI-generated · 21/04/2026
New South Wales has a composite agricultural conditions score of 27/100, rated as challenging. This score is updated daily using data from 25 government and industry sources across seven dimensions.
The dominant commodities in New South Wales are wheat, beef, cotton. Each commodity has its own detailed analysis page with live pricing and outlook.
New South Wales is broken down into 16 SA4 statistical sub-regions, each scored individually using localised rainfall, soil moisture, and climate data from SILO DataDrill and BOM.
The composite score is the average of seven dimension scores: farm profitability, commodity prices, seasonal conditions, input cost pressure, export conditions, credit conditions, and biosecurity. Each dimension is scored 0-100 using publicly available data.
agriIQ refreshes all data daily. The 31 data ingesters run each morning (AEST), followed by AI narrative generation. Scores reflect the latest available data from BOM, RBA, ABS, ABARES, MLA, and other sources.
