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Trade Closures
In accordance with the relevant Valley Water Sharing Plans, please note the following Season Close dates for water allocation trading:
- Murrumbidgee Regulated Interstate – CLOSED
- Murrumbidgee Regulated Intravalley – 1:59pm 30 June 2025
- NSW Murray and Lower Darling Regulated River Interstate – CLOSED
- All other Regulated Water, Groundwater and Unregulated Water - 11:59pm 30 June 2025
- Coleambally Irrigation – 12pm 30 June 2025
- Murray Irrigation – TBC
- Murrumbidgee Irrigation – external trades 5:00pm 28 June 2025 and internal trades 11:59pm 30 June 2025.
Allocations
The following allocation announcements were made on 8 May 2025
- Lachlan general security received no allocation increase, leaving total allocation at seven per cent.
As such , allocations are as follows:
| Zone | Allocation | 1 year ago | +/- per cent |
Murrumbidgee | |||
High Security | 95 pc | 100 pc | -5 pc |
General Security | 39 pc | 100 pc | - 61 pc |
NSW Murray (Zones 10 & 11) | |||
High Security | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
General Security | 110 pc | 110 pc | Same |
Lachlan | |||
High Security | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
General Security | 7 pc | 20 pc | - 13 pc |
Vic Murray (Zones 6 & 7) | |||
High Reliability | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
Low Reliability | 0 pc | 100 pc | - 100 pc |
SA Murray | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
Murrumbidgee Deep Groundwater | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
Lower Murray Deep Groundwater | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
Lower Lachlan Groundwater | 100 pc | 100 pc | Same |
Trade Restrictions
MURRUMBIDGEE/MURRAY IVT
Is currently open for both Murrumbidgee to Murray and Murray to Murrumbidgee trade, with balances as follows:
- Murray to Murrumbidgee - 11.2GL
- Murrumbidgee to Murray - 88.8GL
BARMAH CHOKE is closed.
Storages
According to the Bureau of Meterorology (BOM), storage levels are currently as follows:
| As at 9am | Current | 1 Day | 7 Days | 30 Days | 1 Year | |
| Murrumbidgee | 12 May 25 | 36.9 pc | NIL | +0.1 pc | +0.3 pc | - 32.5 pc |
| Blowering | 10 May 25 | 33.6 pc | NIL | +1.8 pc | +2.4 pc | - 37.3 pc |
| Burrinjuck | 10 May 25 | 42.0 pc | - 0.1 pc | - 0.5 pc | - 2.9 pc | - 24.9 pc |
| Murray | 12 May 25 | 49.5 pc | NIL | - 0.1 pc | - 2.5pc | - 26.5 pc |
| Hume | 10 May 25 | 21.4 pc | NIL | + 0.1 pc | -3.3 pc | - 36.9 pc |
| Dartmouth | 11 May 25 | 75.0 pc | - 0.1 pc | - 1.0 pc | - 3.8 pc | - 19.1 pc |
| Lachlan | 12 May 25 | 79.6 pc | NIL | - 0.4 pc | - 1.7 pc | - 15.2 pc |
| Wyangala | 10 May 25 | 79.2 pc | -0.1 pc | - 0.4 pc | - 1.9 pc | - 15.3 pc |
Current Temporary Market
Indicative pricing is as follows:
| Zone | Buyers | Sellers | Last trade | Trend |
| Murrumbidgee | $300 | $300 | $300 | Steady |
| NSW Murray 10 (Above Choke) | $175 | $180 | $177 | Steady |
| NSW Murray 11 (Below Choke) | $300 | $300 | $300 | Steady |
| Vic Murray 6 (Above Choke) | $200 | $200 | $200 | Up |
| Vic Murray 7 (Above Choke) | $315 | $320 | $320 | Up |
| SA Murray | $315 | $320 | $320 | Up |
| Lachlan | $115 | $115 | $115 | Down |
| Murrumbidgee Deep Aquifer Zone 1 | - | - | - | |
| Murrumbidgee Deep Aquifer Zone 2 | - | $60 | - | |
| Murrumbidgee Deep Aquifer Zone 3 | $50 | $50 | $50 | Steady |
| Lower Murray Groundwater | $65 | $65 | $65 | Steady |
| Lower Lachlan Groundwater | $50 | $50 | $50 | Steady |
Current Forward Market
Indicative pricing is as follows, assuming a 1 November 2025 delivery date:
| Zone | Price |
|---|---|
| Murrumbidgee | $350 |
| Murray Above Choke | $230 |
| Murray Below Choke | $385 |
Current Carryover Market
Indicative pricing is as follows, assuming Placer risk:
| Zone | Price |
|---|---|
| Murrumbidgee | $50- $75 |
| Murray Above Choke | $70 |
| Murray Below Choke | $50 - $75 |
Current Permanent Market
Indicative pricing is as follows:
| Zone | Price per mL |
| Murrumbidgee | |
| High Security | $8,500 to $8,600 |
| General Security | $2,600 to $2,700 |
| Supplementary | $800 to $850 |
| NSW Murray Above Choke (Zone 10) | |
| High Security | $7,500 to $7,600 |
| General Security | $1,700 to $1,800 |
| NSW Murray Below Choke (Zone 11) | |
| High Security | $8,600 to $8,700 |
| General Security | $2,600 to $2,700 |
| VIC Murray Above Choke (Zone 6) | |
| High Reliability | $4,300 to $4,400 |
| Low Reliability | $550 to $650 |
| VIC Murray Below Choke (Zone 7) | |
| High Reliability | $7,000 to $7,100 |
| Low Reliability | $2,000 to $2,100 |
| SA Murray Class 3 | $6,800 to $6,900 |
| Murrumbidgee Deep Aquifer (zone dependent) | $3,800 to $4,200 |
| Lachlan (Upper & Lower) | |
| General Security | $1,700 to $1,800 |
| High Security | $4,500 to $4,550 |
| Lower Murray Deep Groundwater | $2,700 to $2,800 |
| Lower Lachlan Groundwater | $3,500 to $4,000 |
Seasonal Outlook
The Bereau Of Meteorology released an updated outlook on 8 May. In summary:
The long-range forecast for June to August shows:
- rainfall is expected to be in the typical range for much of Australia
- warmer than average days are very likely across Australia, with an increased chance of unusually high daytime temperatures, particularly across far southern, northern and eastern Australia
- warmer than average nights are very likely across Australia, with an increased chance of unusually high overnight temperatures, particularly across north-western and far southern Australia.
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