# Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 16 July 2026 - DAFF

> The weekly DAFF update reports light rain across parts of southern and central Australia in the week to 15 July, with Queensland, northern New South Wales and Western Australia largely dry. Forecast rain for Western Australian cropping areas is 5-50 millimetres.

- Date: 2026-07-16 · published 2026-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18303-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-16-july-2026-daff
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Adequate soil moisture in the south supports winter crop growth, which limits upside in Australian grain prices. Dryness in the north keeps some supply risk in place.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-21 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 21 May 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19230-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-21-may-2026-daff.md) | -1.3% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-12 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 12 February 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20559-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-12-february-2026-daff.md) | +1.1% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 19 February 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20553-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-19-february-2026-daff.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-27 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 27 February 2025 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26017-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-27-february-2025-daff.md) | -4.3% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-18 | [Weekly update - 18 August 2022 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40012-weekly-update-18-august-2022-daff.md) | -9.3% | -10.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.gov.au: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/products/weekly_update/weekly-update-260716

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