Commodity price charts
Weekly price movements
Current indicators – 13 March 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 | 12-Mar | A$/US$ | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0% | 0.66 | -4% |
| Wheat – US no. 2 hard red winter wheat, FOB Gulf | 12-Mar | US$/t | 256 | 246 | 4% | 274 | -7% |
| Corn – US no. 2 yellow corn, FOB Gulf | 12-Mar | US$/t | 211 | 205 | 3% | 190 | 11% |
| Canola – Rapeseed, Canada, FOB Vancouver | 12-Mar | US$/t | 446 | 474 | -6% | 498 | -10% |
| Cotton – Cotlook A Index | 12-Mar | USc/lb | 78 | 76 | 3% | 99 | -22% |
| Sugar – Intercontinental Exchange, nearby futures, no.11 contract | 12-Mar | USc/lb | 19 | 18 | 3% | 22 | -13% |
| Wool – Eastern Market Indicator | 05-Mar | Ac/kg clean | 1,225 | 1,195 | 3% | 1,158 | 6% |
| Wool – Western Market Indicator | 05-Mar | Ac/kg clean | 1,394 | 1,359 | 3% | 1,295 | 8% |
| Selected Australian grain export prices | |||||||
| Australian Premium White (APW) Wheat, FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 12-Mar | A$/t | 397 | 399 | 0% | 401 | -1% |
| Australian Standard White (ASW) Wheat, FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 12-Mar | A$/t | 387 | 389 | 0% | 381 | 2% |
| Feed Barley – FOB Port Adelaide, SA | 12-Mar | A$/t | 363 | 365 | -1% | 349 | 4% |
| Canola – FOB Kwinana, WA | 12-Mar | A$/t | 828 | 859 | -4% | 686 | 21% |
| Grain Sorghum – FOB Brisbane, QLD | 12-Mar | A$/t | 421 | 416 | 1% | 457 | -8% |
| Selected domestic livestock indicator prices | |||||||
| Beef – Eastern Young Cattle Indicator | 12-Mar | Ac/kg cwt | 652 | 648 | 1% | 595 | 10% |
| Mutton – Mutton indicator (18–24 kg fat score 2–3), VIC | 12-Mar | Ac/kg cwt | 393 | 382 | 3% | 238 | 65% |
| Lamb – National Trade Lamb Indicator | 12-Mar | Ac/kg cwt | 790 | 785 | 1% | 606 | 30% |
| Pig – Eastern Seaboard (60.1–75 kg), NSW buyer price | 26-Feb | Ac/kg cwt | 452 | 453 | 0% | 419 | 8% |
| Live cattle – Light steers to Indonesia | 12-Mar | Ac/kg lwt | 355 | 355 | 0% | 350 | 1% |
| Global Dairy Trade (GDT) weighted average prices | |||||||
| Dairy – Whole milk powder | 05-Mar | US$/t | 4,061 | 4,153 | -2% | 3,215 | 26% |
| Dairy – Skim milk powder | 05-Mar | US$/t | 2,744 | 2,754 | 0% | 2,579 | 6% |
| Dairy – Cheddar cheese | 05-Mar | US$/t | 4,915 | 4,862 | 1% | 4,235 | 16% |
| Dairy – Anhydrous milk fat | 05-Mar | US$/t | 6,681 | 6,723 | -1% | 6,716 | -1% |
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.