Agricultural losses from bushfires

Fires across Victoria this month have had a significant impact on agricultural properties.

Agriculture Victoria teams have been calling and visiting landholders to assist with urgent animal welfare needs and to assess agriculture losses.

Agricultural losses below reflect information available as at 11 am on 4 February 2026.

Estimated statewide livestock losses

• Beef cattle – 2,420
• Dairy cattle – 39
• Sheep – 35,052
• Goats – 57
• Pig – 1
• Horses – 51
• Poultry – 6,274
• Bee hives – 668
• Other – 160
• Total – 44,722

Other statewide agricultural losses include:

• Farm area affected – 126,673 ha
• Fencing – 10,168 kms
• Machinery sheds, woolsheds, haysheds, dairy buildings, - 460
• Vehicles and machinery lost – 480
• Stored grain – 2,106 t
• Hay/silage – 37,797 t
• Grazing pasture, 91,170 ha
• Field crops - 3,535
• Field crops stubble – 6,369
• Plantation softwood – 10,836 ha
• Plantation hardwood – 2,083
• Wine grapes – 184 ha
• Apple/pear – 54 ha
• Olives – 38 ha
• Summerfruit – 21 ha
• Berries – 6 ha
• Citrus – 26 ha
• Cherries – 71 ha
• Nuts – 18 ha
• Lettuce – 15 ha
• Table grapes 1 ha
• Other crop types – 426 ha

Estimated livestock losses from fires in the North East (Cobram, Dargo, Longwood and Walwa) include:

• Beef cattle –  2,360
• Dairy cattle – 39
• Sheep –  27,155
• Goats – 35
• Pigs – 1
• Horses –  49
• Poultry –  6,225
• Bee hives –  537
• Other - 137

Other agriculture losses in the North East include:

• Farm area affected – 102,732 ha
• Fencing impact – 8,569 km
• Machinery sheds, woolsheds, haysheds and dairy buildings – 408
• Vehicles and machinery –  417
• Stored grain – 71 t
• Hay and silage –31, 346 t
• Grazing pasture – 80, 538 ha
• Field crops – 1,151 ha
• Plantation softwood – 10,836 ha
• Plantation hardwood – 2,035ha
• Wine grapes – 175 ha
• Apple/pear – 31ha
• Summerfruit – 20 ha
• Citrus –22ha
• Berries – 5 ha
• Cherries – 71 ha
• Nuts – 18 ha
• Lettuce – 15 ha
• Table grapes – 1 ha
• Olives – 37ha
• Mixed –  426 ha

Estimated livestock losses from fires in the West (Boinka, Colignan, Combined Carlisle River fires, Grass Flat, Kennedys Creek, Lismore, Mount Mercer, Rockland, Streatham and Walmer) include:

• Beef cattle –  60
• Dairy cattle – 0
• Sheep –  7, 897
• Goats –  22
• Horses – 2
• Poultry – 49
• Bee hives –  131

Other agricultural losses in the West include:

• Farm area affected – 23,941 ha
• Fencing impacts – 1,599 km
• Machinery sheds, woolsheds, haysheds, dairy buildings – 52
• Vehicles and machinery –  63
• Stored grain – 2,035 t
• Hay and silage –  6,451 t
• Grazing pasture – 10, 362ha
• Field crops – 2,020 ha
• Field crops stubble 5,033 ha
• Plantation hardwood – 48 ha
• Wine grapes – 9 ha
• Apple/pear – 23 ha
• Olives – 1 ha
• Summerfruit – 1 ha
• Berries – 1 ha
• Citrus – 4 ha