Commodity price charts
Weekly price movements
Current indicators – 17 April 2025
| Indicator | Week ended | Unit | Latest Price | Previous Week | Weekly change | Price 12 months ago | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected world indicator prices | |||||||
| AUD/USD Exchange rate | 16-Apr | A$/US$ | 0.63 | 0.61 | 4% | 0.65 | -3% |
| Wheat – US no. 2 hard red winter wheat, FOB Gulf | 16-Apr | US$/t | 250 | 253 | -1% | 272 | -8% |
| Corn – US no. 2 yellow corn, FOB Gulf | 16-Apr | US$/t | 221 | 218 | 1% | 191 | 16% |
| Canola – Rapeseed, Canada, FOB Vancouver | 16-Apr | US$/t | 522 | 503 | 4% | 502 | 4% |
| Cotton – Cotlook A Index | 16-Apr | USc/lb | 77 | 78 | 0% | 90 | -15% |
| Sugar – Intercontinental Exchange, nearby futures, no.11 contract | 16-Apr | USc/lb | 18 | 18 | -2% | 20 | -13% |
| Wool – Eastern Market Indicator | 16-Apr | Ac/kg clean | 1,273 | 1,262 | 1% | 1,157 | 10% |
| Wool – Western Market Indicator | 16-Apr | Ac/kg clean | 1,373 | 1,425 | -4% | 1,291 | 6% |
| Selected Australian grain export prices | |||||||
| Australian Premium White (APW) Wheat, FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 16-Apr | A$/t | 399 | 407 | -2% | 391 | 2% |
| Australian Standard White (ASW) Wheat, FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 16-Apr | A$/t | 394 | 399 | -1% | 371 | 6% |
| Feed Barley – FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 16-Apr | A$/t | 372 | 376 | -1% | 360 | 3% |
| Canola – FOB Kwinana, WA | 16-Apr | A$/t | 790 | 794 | -1% | 692 | 14% |
| Grain Sorghum – FOB Brisbane, QLD | 16-Apr | A$/t | 441 | 444 | -1% | 451 | -2% |
| Selected domestic livestock indicator prices | |||||||
| Beef – Eastern Young Cattle Indicator | 16-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 700 | 704 | -1% | 603 | 16% |
| Mutton – Mutton indicator (18–24 kg fat score 2–3), VIC | 16-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 447 | 517 | -14% | 256 | 75% |
| Lamb – National Trade Lamb Indicator | 16-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 808 | 809 | 0% | 642 | 26% |
| Pig – Eastern Seaboard (60.1–75 kg), NSW buyer price | 26-Mar | Ac/kg cwt | 448 | 453 | -1% | 418 | 7% |
| Live cattle – Light steers to Indonesia | 16-Apr | Ac/kg lwt | 360 | 360 | 0% | 350 | 3% |
| Global Dairy Trade (GDT) weighted average prices a | |||||||
| Dairy – Whole milk powder | 16-Apr | US$/t | 4,171 | 4,062 | 3% | 3,258 | 28% |
| Dairy – Skim milk powder | 16-Apr | US$/t | 2,795 | 2,876 | -3% | 2,546 | 10% |
| Dairy – Cheddar cheese | 16-Apr | US$/t | 4,923 | 5,018 | -2% | 4,157 | 18% |
| Dairy – Anhydrous milk fat | 16-Apr | US$/t | 6,838 | 6,705 | 2% | 6,998 | -2% |
a Global Dairy Trade prices are updated twice monthly on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Note: Prices shown in this table are updated once a week on Thursday, except Global Dairy Trade prices which are updated twice monthly following the first and third Tuesday of each month.
FOB: Free on board means that a seller pays for transportation of the goods to the port of shipment, plus loading costs.
Sources: See data attribution
Other resources
Updates and commentary on commodity price movements are also available from the NSW DPI Weekly Commodity Report.