Weekly update - 19 September 2019

During the week ending 18 September 2019 little to no rainfall was recorded across most of Australia, with falls restricted to the far south-east.  

Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 10 to 25 millimetres were recorded in part of eastern New South Wales. Lighter falls of between 1 and 10 millimetres were recorded across cropping regions in central and southern New South Wales, Victoria, isolated parts of Western Australia and eastern South Australia. Little to no rainfall was recorded across cropping regions in Queensland, and remaining cropping regions in New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia.

Cropping regions in Western Australia have experienced unfavourable conditions during the start of spring, with warm and dry conditions persisting in northern cropping regions and frost events occurring in southern cropping regions. While sufficient rainfall was recorded across most cropping regions during August, low rainfall totals and the frost and heat events during the critical flowering and grain filling stage of growth are likely to lower crop production prospects across the state.

Rainfall for the week ending 18 September 2019

©Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Issued: 18/09/2019

Note: The rainfall analyses and associated maps utilise data contained in the Bureau of Meteorology climate database, the Australian Data Archive for Meteorology (ADAM). The analyses are initially produced automatically from real-time data with limited quality control. They are intended to provide a general overview of rainfall across Australia as quickly as possible after the observations are received. For further information go to Weekly Rainfall Update.

For the week ending 17 September  2019, maximum temperatures were 2°C to 6°C above average across southern Australia, with temperatures up to 10°C above average across large parts of Western Australia. Similarly, minimum temperatures were 2°C to 8°C above average across south-western Australia. In contrast, minimum temperatures were 2°C to 6°C below average across large parts of northern and eastern Australia. Average (- 2°C to 2°C) minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded across the remainder of the country.

Maximum temperature anomalies for the week ending 17 September 2019

©Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Issued: 18/09/2019

Minimum temperature anomalies for the week ending 17 September 2019

©Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Issued: 18/09/2019

Note: Spatial temperature analyses are based on historical weekly temperature data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology. These temperature anomaly maps show the departure of the maximum and minimum temperatures from the average over the 1961 to 1990 reference period. For further information go to Daily maximum temperature for Australia.

Over the next eight days, frontal and trough activity is expected to result in some rainfall over parts of southern, eastern and central Australia. However, a high-pressure system across the south-west of Australia is forecast to move over the Great Australian Bight during the next eight days, and is likely to restrict the movement of rain-bearing systems and result in limited rainfall forecast for much of mainland Australia.

Rainfall of between 10 and 25 millimetres is forecast for small parts of far eastern New South Wales, southern and eastern Victoria, southern South Australia and the south-east of the Northern Territory. Higher rainfall totals up to 100 millimetres are forecast for western Tasmania. Rainfall of between 1 and 10 millimetres is forecast for south-eastern Queensland, the south-west of Western Australia, parts of western and southern South Australia and remaining areas of eastern New South Wales, Victoria and south of the Northern Territory.

In cropping regions, rainfall of between 10 and 25 millimetres is expected across western South Australia. Lighter falls of between 1 and 10 millimetres are forecast across cropping regions in eastern and northern New South Wales, southern Queensland, Victoria, eastern South Australia and Western Australia.  Little to no rainfall is expected across remaining cropping regions in southern New South Wales and northern Queensland.

Total forecast rainfall (mm) for the period 19 September to 26 September 2019

©Commonwealth of Australia 2019, Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Issued: 19/09/2019

Note: This rainfall forecast is produced from computer models. As the model outputs are not altered by weather forecasters, it is important to check local forecasts and warnings issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Indicator	Week ended	Unit	Latest price	Price week prior	Weekly change	Price 12 months prior	Year on year change	Chart
Selected World Indicator Prices
Australian Dollar – AUD/USD Exchange Rate	18-Sep	US$/A$	0.69	0.68	1%	0.72	-4%	chart
Wheat – US no. 2 hard red winter wheat, fob Gulf	17-Sep	US$/t	203	199	2%	238	-15%	chart
Coarse Grains – US no. 2 yellow corn, fob Gulf	18-Sep	US$/t	159	153	4%	150	6%	chart
Canola – Rapeseed, Europe, fob Hamburg	17-Sep	US$/t	429	425	<1%	429	0%	chart
Cotton – Cotlook 'A' Index	18-Sep	USc/lb	72.8	70.4	3%	90.7	-20%	chart
Sugar – Intercontinental Exchange, nearby futures, no.11 contract	18-Sep	USc/lb	10.6	11.0	-4%	11.0	-4%	chart
Wool – Eastern Market Indicator	12-Sep	Ac/kg clean	1,535	1,365	12%	2,094	-27%	chart
Wool – Western Market Indicator	13-Sep	Ac/kg clean	1,625	1,383	17%	2,256	-28%	chart
Selected domestic crop indicator prices
Milling Wheat – ASW1, track quote, Port Adelaide, SA	10-Sep	A$/t	300	na	na	367	-18%	chart
Feed Wheat – General purpose, Sydney, NSW	18-Sep	A$/t	375	365	3%	430	-13%	chart
Feed Barley – Sydney, NSW	18-Sep	A$/t	360	360	0%	410	-12%	chart
Grain Sorghum – Sydney, NSW	18-Sep	A$/t	345	325	6%	410	-16%	chart
Selected domestic livestock indicator prices
Beef – Eastern Young Cattle Indicator	12-Sep	Ac/kg cwt	477	500	-5%	496	-4%	chart
Mutton – Mutton indicator (18–24 kg fat score 2–3), Vic	13-Sep	Ac/kg cwt	558	579	-4%	481	16%	chart
Lamb – Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator	12-Sep	Ac/kg cwt	811	803	<1%	792	2%	chart
Pig – Eastern Seaboard (60.1–75 kg), average of buyers & sellers	06-Sep	Ac/kg cwt	389	386	<1%	249	56%	chart
Goat – Eastern States (12.1–16 kg)	16-Sep	Ac/kg cwt	880	902	-2%	540	63%	chart
Live cattle – Light steers ex Darwin to Indonesia	14-Sep	Ac/kg lwt	315	315	0%	300	5%	chart
Live sheep – Live wether (Muchea WA saleyard) to Middle East	13-May	$/head	135	110	23%	95	42%	chart
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) weighted average prices a
Dairy – Whole milk powder	17-Sep	US$/t	3,133	3,076	2%	2,768	13%	chart
Dairy – Skim milk powder	17-Sep	US$/t	2,599	2,500	4%	1,980	31%	chart
Dairy – Cheddar cheese	17-Sep	US$/t	3,846	3,827	<1%	3,503	10%	chart
Dairy – Anhydrous milk fat	17-Sep	US$/t	5,030	4,988	<1%	5,296	-5%	chart

^a Global Dairy Trade prices are updated twice monthly on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

Selected world indicator prices
Selected domestic crop indicator prices
Selected domestic livestock indicator prices
Global dairy trade weighted average prices
Movements in selected fruit and vegetable prices
Data attribution