Commodity price charts
Weekly price movements
Current indicators – 1 May 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 | 30-Apr | A$/US$ | 0.64 | 0.64 | 1% | 0.65 | -2% |
| Wheat – US no. 2 hard red winter wheat, FOB Gulf | 30-Apr | US$/t | 240 | 247 | -3% | 272 | -8% |
| Corn – US no. 2 yellow corn, FOB Gulf | 30-Apr | US$/t | 211 | 216 | -2% | 191 | 14% |
| Canola – Rapeseed, Canada, FOB Vancouver | 30-Apr | US$/t | 536 | 534 | 0% | 502 | 3% |
| Cotton – Cotlook A Index | 30-Apr | USc/lb | 80 | 79 | 1% | 90 | -14% |
| Sugar – Intercontinental Exchange, nearby futures, no.11 contract | 30-Apr | USc/lb | 18 | 18 | 1% | 20 | -13% |
| Wool – Eastern Market Indicator | 16-Apr | Ac/kg clean | 1,273 | 1,262 | 1% | 1,157 | 10% |
| Wool – Western Market Indicator | 16-Apr | Ac/kg clean | 1,373 | 1,425 | -4% | 1,291 | 6% |
| Selected Australian grain export prices | |||||||
| Australian Premium White (APW) Wheat, FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 30-Apr | A$/t | 395 | 398 | -1% | 391 | 2% |
| Australian Standard White (ASW) Wheat, FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 30-Apr | A$/t | 390 | 394 | -1% | 371 | 6% |
| Feed Barley – FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 30-Apr | A$/t | 373 | 375 | -1% | 360 | 4% |
| Canola – FOB Kwinana, WA | 30-Apr | A$/t | 797 | 807 | -1% | 692 | 16% |
| Grain Sorghum – FOB Brisbane, QLD | 30-Apr | A$/t | 436 | 438 | 0% | 451 | -3% |
| Selected domestic livestock indicator prices | |||||||
| Beef – Eastern Young Cattle Indicator | 30-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 712 | 700 | 2% | 603 | 18% |
| Mutton – Mutton indicator (18–24 kg fat score 2–3), VIC | 30-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 588 | 488 | 21% | 256 | 130% |
| Lamb – National Trade Lamb Indicator | 30-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 836 | 818 | 2% | 642 | 30% |
| Pig – Eastern Seaboard (60.1–75 kg), NSW buyer price | 16-Apr | Ac/kg cwt | 448 | 448 | 0% | 418 | 7% |
| Live cattle – Light steers to Indonesia | 30-Apr | Ac/kg lwt | 350 | 360 | -3% | 350 | 0% |
| 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.