Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 6 November 2025

Key issues

• In the week ending 5 November 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of eastern Australia.
  • In the east, eastern and central Queensland recorded 5-50 millimetres of rainfall, while much of Victoria, South Australia and eastern and southern New South Wales saw 5- 25 millimetres.
  • Rainfall across Queensland and northern New South Wales is expected to benefit soil moisture levels and the planting, establishment and growth of summer crops, but is likely to have disrupted the harvest of winter crops. Where rainfall was recorded across south-eastern Australia it is likely to support production outcomes for winter crops in late development stages.
• Cropping regions in Western Australia, the Mallee regions of South Australia and Victoria, and parts of south-western New South Wales and Queensland saw little to no rainfall over the period.
  • Little to no rainfall in Western Australia is unlikely to adversely impact crop production outcomes, with draw down of soil moisture supporting production.
  • Ongoing dry conditions across parts of northern Victoria and South Australia continue to present an increased downside production risk for pastures and winter crops which are in their final yield-determining growth stages.
• Over the coming eight days to 13 November 2025, limited rainfall is expected across most cropping regions.
  • If realised, falls in southern cropping regions would provide some much-needed moisture for crop and pasture growth. In northern cropping regions of Queensland these falls are expected to benefit soil moisture levels and the planting, establishment and growth of summer crops.
• Improved pasture growth for the three months to October 2025 across large areas of Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and north-western and southern New South Wales will likely provide opportunities for some graziers to increase stocking rates and production.
• Water storage levels in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) decreased by 113 gigalitres (GL) between 30 October 2025 and 6 November 2025. The current volume of water held in storages is 14,787 GL, equivalent to 66% of total storage capacity. This is 11 percentage points or 1,890 GL less than the same time last year. Water storage data is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
• Allocation prices in the Victorian Murray below the Barmah Choke decreased from $318/ML on 30 October 2025 to $308/ML on 06 November 2025.