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Farm gate newsletter for July 13th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at July 13th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   130 -148 142   177 10
  SI   137 - 140 138   170 20
Prime NI   152 - 244 196   234 85
  SI   170 - 220 190   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   262 - 305 288   336 258
Prime SI  

 282 -305

290   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 139.88 134.63 126.31 133.44 146 119.48
  SI 131.96 127.14 115.33

131.91

136.72 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 790 790 740 765 835 700
  (16-22kg) SI 770 760 700 770 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 115.19 113.09 107.84 108.36 115.19 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 115.19 112.56 102.59 109.41 115.19 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 555 540 530 543 580 505
  (270-295kg) SI 514 483 478. 511 539 471.25
M2 Bull NI 528 503 490 513 520 460
  (296-320kg) SI 474 461. 448 480 488 440
Local Trade P2 NI 578 548 548 580 610 518
  (180-280kg) SI 550 530 500 600 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 532 535 541 656 689 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   1083 1193 953 878 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   531 480 484 386 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   308 327 322 327 352 280
 Merino   2291 2596 2428 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,581

7,403 8,212 8.001 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,630 3,753 3,976 3.061 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,435 4,834 5,054 4,755 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,610 6,085 6,428 5.754 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 = $3.92
    * before retentions      

for more detailed price data, by individual saleyard or processor, see our comprehensive listings here »