Queensland Agricultural Conditions

Regional agricultural conditions

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Condition Dimensions

Regional dimension scores across 7 agricultural condition indicators

Dominant Commodities

beef sugar cotton

Rainfall & Seasonal Conditions

Climate Drivers

Neutral Phase

30d SOI: -7.8

Near-average conditions — no strong climate signal

CPC SOI: +290d SOI: +5.54Niño 3.4: -0.49IOD: +0.15

Lending Stress Indicators

National Credit Conditions Score

Cash rate 4.1%, small biz variable 8.75%

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Dam Storage

Wivenhoe

88.2%

Fairbairn Dam

36.6%

Burdekin Falls Dam

100%

Fire Activity

1529

hotspots detected (last 5 days)

Soil Moisture

7.8%

volumetric (0-1cm) · Very Dry

Sub-Regional Map

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Sub-Regions

Cairns

Rain: 5% of avgSoil: 19.6%

sugarcane, bananas, beef

Darling Downs - Maranoa

Rain: 1% of avgSoil: 7%

beef, cotton, wheat

Fitzroy

Rain: 2% of avgSoil: 9.7%

beef, cotton, sorghum

Ipswich

Rain: 15% of avgSoil: 5.2%

vegetables, poultry, dairy

Logan - Beaudesert

Rain: 12% of avgSoil: 4.4%

beef, poultry, vegetables

Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Rain: 6% of avgSoil: 21.1%

sugarcane, beef, sorghum

Queensland - Outback

Rain: — of avgSoil: 8.1%

beef, wool, sheep

Sunshine Coast

Rain: 9% of avgSoil: 8.3%

pineapples, strawberries, ginger

Toowoomba

Rain: 9% of avgSoil: 4.1%

beef, wheat, sorghum

Townsville

Rain: 1% of avgSoil: 4.7%

sugarcane, beef, mangoes

Wide Bay

Rain: 7% of avgSoil: 14.9%

sugarcane, macadamia, avocados

ABS SA4 sub-regions · Composite based on rainfall & soil moisture

AI Regional Summary

Queensland records the nation's lowest agricultural composite score of 23, driven by severe drought conditions with the state receiving 0% of average rainfall. The state's dominant commodities present a mixed outlook: beef prices have declined 9.2% to $8.08/kg, whilst sugar has strengthened marginally to $480/t and cotton faces pressure at $510/bale. Water availability varies dramatically across the state, with Burdekin Falls Dam at full capacity and Wivenhoe at a healthy 88.2%, though Fairbairn Dam sits concerningly low at 36.6%, whilst critically dry soil moisture levels of just 7.8% reflect the ongoing drought stress. Fire risk remains elevated with 1,529 satellite detections recorded over the past week, compounding challenges for livestock and crop producers during this neutral ENSO phase.

AI-generated · 13/04/2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Queensland has a composite agricultural conditions score of 23/100, rated as challenging. This score is updated daily using data from 18 government and industry sources across seven dimensions.

The dominant commodities in Queensland are beef, sugar, cotton. Each commodity has its own detailed analysis page with live pricing and outlook.

Queensland is broken down into 11 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.