Summary of key issues:
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While rainfall was recorded across all states and territories during the week ending 30 March 2016.
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Widespread rainfall across most cropping regions in Western Australia has provided a further boost to soil moisture levels.
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For the week ending 29 March 2016, maximum temperatures were above average across much of northern Australia.
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The 2015-16 El Niño continues to decline in the tropical Pacific and models suggest a return to neutral levels by mid-2016.
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The forecast for the next eight days indicates that little or no rainfall is expected for much of Australia.
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Water storage levels in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) decreased by 126 gigalitres (GL) during the week ending 31 March 2016.
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The young cattle indicator price (330–400 kg live weight C3) averaged 536 cents a kilogram (dressed weight) in Queensland in the week ending 25 March 2016.
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The lamb indicator price (18–22kg fat score 2–4) averaged 538 cents a kilogram (dressed weight) in Victoria in the week ending 25 March 2016.
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The world wheat indicator price (US No. 2 hard red winter, free on board Gulf ports) was US$205 a tonne in the week ending 29 March 2016.