Agricultural losses from bushfires

Fires across Victoria during January 2026 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 5 pm on 13 February 2026.

Estimated statewide livestock losses

• Beef cattle – 2,553
• Dairy cattle – 39
• Sheep – 35,807
• Goats – 57
• Pig – 1
• Horses – 52
• Poultry – 6,264
• Bee hives – 660
• Other – 160
• Total – 45,593

Other statewide agricultural losses include:

• Farm area affected – 150,518 ha
• Fencing – 9,625 kms
• Machinery sheds, woolsheds, haysheds, dairy buildings - 531
• Vehicles and machinery lost – 569
• Stored grain – 2,105 t
• Hay/silage – 40,438 t
• Grazing pasture – 101,336 ha
• Field crops – 3,501 ha
• Field crops stubble – 5,701 ha
• Plantation softwood – 11,136 ha
• Plantation hardwood – 114 ha
• Wine grapes – 188 ha
• Apple/pear – 108 ha
• Olives – 34 ha
• Summerfruit – 21 ha
• Berries – 5 ha
• Citrus – 25 ha
• Cherries – 71 ha
• Nuts – 17 ha
• Lettuce – 15 ha
• Table grapes 1 ha
• Other crop types – 172 ha

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

• Beef cattle – 2,493
• Dairy cattle – 39
• Sheep – 27,879
• Goats – 35
• Pigs – 1
• Horses – 50
• Poultry – 6,215
• Bee hives – 529
• Other - 137

Other agriculture losses in the North East include:

• Farm area affected – 126,261 ha
• Fencing impact – 7,997 km
• Machinery sheds, woolsheds, haysheds and dairy buildings – 481
• Vehicles and machinery – 506
• Stored grain – 71 t
• Hay and silage – 33,456 t
• Grazing pasture – 90,916 ha
• Field crops – 1,381 ha
• Plantation softwood – 11,136 ha
• Plantation hardwood – 65 ha
• Wine grapes – 179 ha
• Apple/pear – 85 ha
• Summerfruit – 20 ha
• Citrus – 21 ha
• Berries – 4 ha
• Cherries – 71 ha
• Nuts – 17 ha
• Lettuce – 15 ha
• Table grapes – 1 ha
• Olives – 33 ha
• Mixed – 172 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 – 7,928
• Goats – 22
• Horses – 2
• Poultry – 49
• Bee hives – 131
• Other – 23

Other agricultural losses in the West include:

• Farm area affected – 24,257 ha
• Fencing impacts – 1,628 km
• Machinery sheds, woolsheds, haysheds, dairy buildings – 50
• Vehicles and machinery – 63
• Stored grain – 2,034 t
• Hay and silage – 6,982 t
• Grazing pasture – 10,420 ha
• Field crops – 2,120 ha
• Field crops stubble – 5,562 ha
• Plantation hardwood – 49 ha
• Wine grapes – 9 ha
• Apple/pear – 23 ha
• Olives – 1 ha
• Summerfruit – 1 ha
• Berries – 1 ha
• Citrus – 4 ha