# Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 19 February 2026 - DAFF

> Low-pressure systems brought heavy rain to northern Australia in the week to 18 February, with 50mm or more in many areas and no significant agricultural losses reported. Cropping regions were dry in the south and wet in the northeast, with further rain forecast for the southeast.

- Date: 2026-02-19 · published 2026-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20553-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-19-february-2026-daff
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Soil moisture recovery in southern cropping areas supports the coming crop outlook, which modestly eases supply concerns for Australian grain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-07-16 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 16 July 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18303-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-16-july-2026-daff.md) | +4.0% | -0.0% |
| 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 | 2022-02-24 | [Weekly update - 24 February 2022 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42664-weekly-update-24-february-2022-daff.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |

## Sources

- agriculture.gov.au: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/products/weekly_update/weekly-update-260219

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.