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Farm gate newsletter for June 30th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at June 30th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   95 -130 113.20   177 10
  SI   119 -120 120.25   170 20
Prime NI   134 - 173 158   234 85
  SI   140 - 206 168   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   277 - 307 291   336 258
Prime SI  

 278 -283

281   341 220
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 137.25 132.88 120.63 131.69 146 119.48
  SI 131.08 124.74 113.14

131.13

136.72 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 790 770 700 750 835 700
  (16-22kg) SI 770 740 700 760 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 113.09 112.04 104.16 105.74 113.09 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 112.56 110.46 100.75 107.31 112.82 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 550 535 515 533 580 505
  (270-295kg) SI 511.25 482.5 476 505 539 471.25
M2 Bull NI 523 497.50 470 503 520 460
  (296-320kg) SI 470 450 445 475 488 440
Local Trade P2 NI 568 548 520 540 610 518
  (180-280kg) SI 550 515 500 520 590 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 535 535 542 653 689 535
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   1083 1141 953 878 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   514 474 476 388 496 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   323 326 309 347 352 280
 Merino   2291 2596 2428 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6778

8,104 7,811 8,641 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,510 3,869 3,795 3.301 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,475 4,865 5,011 4,784 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,629 7,422 6,116 6,008 6,472 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2017/18 final $6.69 2018/19 forecast $6.30 -$6.40*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2018/19 forecast 0.10 - 15c
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $3.85
    * before retentions      

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