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Long range forecast – June to August 2025

Above average rainfall is likely for much of inland Australia and some southern parts, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s long range forecast for June to August…Read More

Beef Central, 16/05/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 12 May 2025

Much of Australia did not record any rain during the week as high-pressure systems continued the settled weather conditions this week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 13/05/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 5 May 2025

There was only light rainfall across Australia over the past seven days, with scattered showers and isolated storms and locally heavy rainfall driven by coastal low-pressure troughs and onshore flow impacted coastal regions of NSW, Queensland and eastern Victoria…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 06/05/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 28 April 2025

A cold front brought scattered rain with isolated pockets of heavy falls and thunderstorms across southern Western Australia, southern regions of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, before moving up the New South Wales coast over the past week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 29/04/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 21 April 2025

A tropical low embedded in a low pressure trough and onshore airflow resulted in heavy rainfall in northern Queensland, while thunderstorms brought showers to the Top End in the Northern Territory on most days during the week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 22/04/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 14 April 2025

Weekly rainfall totals of 50-100 mm, locally higher, were recorded in isolated pockets across south-west Western Australia, Arnhem land in the Northern Territory, the Cape York Peninsula, and in pockets of the Queensland and New South Wales coasts over the past seven days…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 15/04/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 7 April 2025

An inland low pressure trough and moist air generated scattered heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, some severe, across the northern interior of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and northern New South Wales over the week…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 08/04/2025

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 31 March 2025

An inland trough, upper disturbance and moist air generated persistent, widespread heavy rainfall over parts of the coastal, western and southern interior Queensland and northern NSW over the week. ..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 01/04/2025

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Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

33.70
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6406
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

19 May 2025 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

Beef Kill

Eastern States, weekly

Last Week

143258
Source: MLA's NLRS

EYCI

Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, c/kg

Today

673.1
Source: MLA's NLRS

90CL Cow

Imported 90CL cow beef price. Landed US, Ac/kg CIF

Today

1039
Source: Steiner Consulting, MLA

Live Export

Live export feeder steer prices ex Darwin (c/kg liveweight)

Today

345
Source: Trade contacts

SOI

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

3.10
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Feeder Steer

NLRS-reported yards (feedlot buyers only); 0-600kg, 0-2T, c/kg LW

Today

382.9
Source: Feeder Steer

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