Quarterly data for examining water market functionality in the sMDB

Abstract

This dataset provides quarterly statistics generated based on transactional level water trading data for key trading zones in the sMDB. All market transaction data were sourced from NSW and VIC state water registers. Ratios of irrigation water in a trading zone devoted to cotton and fruit & nut trees were calculated based on farm survey data provided by ABS. Quarterly rainfall data is based on monthly rainfall data provided by BoM and further processed by ABARES for catchment level analysis.