# Rain-fuelled EYCI at highest point since early October 2022 | Farm Online | ACT

> The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator rose to 1045.5c/kg, its highest since October 2022, after recent rain recovered earlier losses. Analysts said rainfall across key spring-production regions in Queensland and New South Wales extends the growing season.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T06:07:14.239Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74891-rain-fuelled-eyci-at-highest-point-since-early-october-2022-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rain-driven pasture improvement lowers restocking pressure and supports young cattle prices, which tends to firm the feeder and trade cattle complex. The move is weather-linked but mostly a regional indicator rally.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-08-09 | [Coping with high feed prices, drought in 2022
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40182-coping-with-high-feed-prices-drought-in-2022-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-01 | [Feeder cattle market: Prices ending 2024 on higher note](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27086-feeder-cattle-market-prices-ending-2024-on-higher-note.md) | +1.0% | +7.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-08-20 | [After the Bell \| Aug. 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12606-after-the-bell-aug-20-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +0.7% | -2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-12-01 | [Cattle futures higher ahead of direct business - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43734-cattle-futures-higher-ahead-of-direct-business-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-30 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high as cash prices jump - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10373-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-set-contract-high-as-cash-prices-jump-grainews.md) | +3.3% | +5.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-30 | [Third La Nina Year Influenced Lower Production, Forage Shortages and Higher Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38160-third-la-nina-year-influenced-lower-production-forage-shortages-and-higher.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-30 | [La Nina Remained in Control for Crop Year, Became Most Influential 2022 Ag Story](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13312-la-nina-remained-in-control-for-crop-year-became-most-influential-2022-ag-story.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-28 | [San Antonio is on pace to record one of the hottest Junes in history](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64467-san-antonio-is-on-pace-to-record-one-of-the-hottest-junes-in-history.md) | -1.2% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9384171/rain-fuelled-eyci-at-highest-point-since-early-october-2022/

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