Weekly commodity price update
Commodity price charts
World market indicators
Charts of selected world agricultural market indicator prices.
Australian market indicators
Charts of selected Australian agricultural market indicator prices.
Australian horticulture prices
Charts of movements in Australian wholesale horticultural prices.
Weekly price movements
Current indicators – 21 January 2021
| Indicator | Week ended | Unit | Latest price | Previous week | Weekly change | Price 12 months ago | Annual change |
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Selected world indicator prices |
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| AUD/USD Exchange rate | 20-Jan | A$/US$ | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0% | 0.67 | 14% |
| Wheat – US no. 2 hard red winter wheat, fob Gulf | 20-Jan | US$/t | 297 | 279 | 6% | 234 | 27% |
| Corn – US no. 2 yellow corn, fob Gulf | 20-Jan | US$/t | 236 | 228 | 3% | 172 | 37% |
| Canola – Rapeseed, Canada, fob Vancouver | 20-Jan | US$/t | 492 | 489 | 1% | 370 | 33% |
| Cotton – Cotlook 'A' Index | 20-Jan | USc/lb | 87 | 86 | 1% | 79 | 11% |
| Sugar – Intercontinental Exchange, nearby futures, no.11 contract | 20-Jan | USc/lb | 16 | 16 | 3% | 15 | 12% |
| Wool – Eastern Market Indicator | 09-Dec | Ac/kg clean | 1,198 | 1,144 | 5% | 1,594 | -25% |
| Wool – Western Market Indicator | 09-Dec | Ac/kg clean | 1,244 | 1,198 | 4% | 1,702 | -27% |
Selected Australian grain export prices |
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| Milling Wheat – APW, Port Adelaide, SA | 20-Jan | A$/t | 355 | 347 | 2% | 386 | -8% |
| Feed Wheat – ASW, Port Adelaide, SA | 20-Jan | A$/t | 351 | 341 | 3% | 385 | -9% |
| Feed Barley – Port Adelaide, SA | 20-Jan | A$/t | 294 | 278 | 6% | 332 | -12% |
| Canola – Kwinana, WA | 20-Jan | A$/t | 676 | 684 | -1% | 663 | 2% |
| Grain Sorghum – Brisbane, QLD | 20-Jan | A$/t | 366 | 352 | 4% | 513 | -29% |
Selected domestic livestock indicator prices |
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| Beef – Eastern Young Cattle Indicator | 16-Dec | Ac/kg cwt | 799 | 790 | 1% | 473 | 69% |
| Mutton – Mutton indicator (18–24 kg fat score 2–3), Vic | 09-Dec | Ac/kg cwt | 612 | 637 | -4% | 583 | 5% |
| Lamb – Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator | 09-Dec | Ac/kg cwt | 770 | 758 | 2% | 812 | -5% |
| Pig – Eastern Seaboard (60.1–75 kg), average of buyers & sellers | 02-Dec | Ac/kg cwt | 376 | 367 | 2% | 400 | -6% |
| Goat – Eastern States (12.1–16 kg) | 09-Dec | Ac/kg cwt | 818 | 818 | 0% | 852 | -4% |
| Live cattle – Light steers ex Darwin to Indonesia | 09-Dec | Ac/kg lwt | 355 | 355 | 0% | 315 | 13% |
| Live sheep – Live wether (Muchea WA saleyard) to Middle East | 18-Nov | $/head | 118 | 108 | 9% | N/A | N/A |
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) weighted average prices a |
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| Dairy – Whole milk powder | 20-Jan | US$/t | 3,380 | 3,306 | 2% | 2,667 | 27% |
| Dairy – Skim milk powder | 20-Jan | US$/t | 3,243 | 3,044 | 7% | 1,970 | 65% |
| Dairy – Cheddar cheese | 20-Jan | US$/t | 4,082 | 4,078 | 0% | 3,184 | 28% |
| Dairy – Anhydrous milk fat | 20-Jan | US$/t | 5,398 | 4,604 | 17% | 4,755 | 14% |
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.
Sources: See data attribution
Other resources
Updates and commentary on commodity price movements are also available from the NSW DPI Weekly Commodity Report.