Regional agricultural conditions
Regional dimension scores across 7 agricultural condition indicators
Neutral Phase
30d SOI: -7.8Near-average conditions — no strong climate signal
42
National Credit Conditions Score
Cash rate 4.1%, small biz variable 8.75%
View full lending analysis →BURRENDONG DAM
30.4%
BURRINJUCK DAM
37.9%
KEEPIT DAM
57.2%
1327
hotspots detected (last 5 days)
9%
volumetric (0-1cm) · Very Dry
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Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
35poultry, vegetables, nursery
Capital Region
57beef, wool, canola
Central Coast
25poultry, nursery, vegetables
Central West
46wheat, wool, canola
Coffs Harbour - Grafton
18blueberries, beef, dairy
Far West and Orana
23wheat, cotton, beef
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
23beef, dairy, wine grapes
Illawarra
25dairy, beef, vegetables
Mid North Coast
36dairy, beef, blueberries
Murray
51rice, wheat, dairy
New England and North West
18beef, wool, cotton
Outer South West Sydney
42dairy, poultry, vegetables
Outer West and Blue Mountains
22vegetables, poultry, nursery
Richmond - Tweed
46macadamia, beef, sugarcane
Riverina
45wheat, canola, rice
Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
29dairy, beef, wine grapes
ABS SA4 sub-regions · Composite based on rainfall & soil moisture
New South Wales faces challenging agricultural conditions with a composite score of 34, reflecting significant pressure across multiple sectors. The state's dominant commodities show mixed performance with wheat prices down 2.1% to $342/t, beef declining sharply by 9.2% to $8.08/kg, and cotton falling 3.4% to $510/bale amid difficult seasonal conditions. Water availability remains critically constrained with major dams well below capacity—Burrendong at just 30.4% and Burrinjuck at 37.9%—whilst soil moisture sits at a very dry 9%, substantially below the national average of 12%. Fire risk remains elevated with 1,327 satellite detections recorded over the past week, adding further stress to already drought-affected pastoral and cropping regions under the current neutral ENSO phase.
AI-generated · 13/04/2026
New South Wales has a composite agricultural conditions score of 34/100, rated as challenging. This score is updated daily using data from 18 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 18 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.
