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: -7.47

Near-average conditions — no strong climate signal

CPC SOI: +290d SOI: +3.99Niño 3.4: -0.49IOD: +0.15

Lending Stress Indicators

National Credit Conditions Score

Cash rate 4.1%, small biz variable 8.75%, rural lending +7.8% YoY, FMD -0.9% YoY

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Dam Storage

Burdekin Falls Dam

100%

Wivenhoe

87.4%

Fairbairn Dam

35.9%

Fire Activity

563

hotspots detected (last 5 days)

Soil Moisture

10.4%

volumetric (0-1cm) · Dry

Sub-Regional Map

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Sub-Regions

Cairns

Rain: 3% of avgSoil: 20.1%

sugarcane, bananas, beef

Darling Downs - Maranoa

Rain: — of avgSoil: 7.1%

beef, cotton, wheat

Fitzroy

Rain: 2% of avgSoil: 11.8%

beef, cotton, sorghum

Ipswich

Rain: 7% of avgSoil: 3.8%

vegetables, poultry, dairy

Logan - Beaudesert

Rain: 2% of avgSoil: 3.9%

beef, poultry, vegetables

Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Rain: 13% of avgSoil: 21.3%

sugarcane, beef, sorghum

Queensland - Outback

Rain: 4% of avgSoil: 8.1%

beef, wool, sheep

Sunshine Coast

Rain: 6% of avgSoil: 8.1%

pineapples, strawberries, ginger

Toowoomba

Rain: 5% of avgSoil: 4%

beef, wheat, sorghum

Townsville

Rain: 1% of avgSoil: 4.7%

sugarcane, beef, mangoes

Wide Bay

Rain: 5% of avgSoil: 11.5%

sugarcane, macadamia, avocados

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

AI Regional Summary

Queensland records a composite score of 27, reflecting significant challenges across multiple agricultural dimensions. The state's dominant commodities present a mixed outlook: beef prices have declined 7.2% to $8.03/kg amid rising cattle slaughter numbers, sugar has gained modestly (+1.2% to $480/t), while cotton faces pressure with prices down 3.4% to $510/bale despite strong export demand to China. Queensland faces the driest conditions nationally at just 1% of average rainfall, though soil moisture remains at 11.8% and major dams show varied levels with Burdekin Falls at capacity while Fairbairn sits at a concerning 36.2%. Fire activity remains moderate with 1,304 detections over the past week, while the neutral ENSO phase provides no seasonal bias for the challenging conditions ahead.

AI-generated · 21/04/2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Queensland has a composite agricultural conditions score of 24/100, rated as challenging. This score is updated daily using data from 25 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 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.