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Farm gate newsletter for August 11th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at August 11th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   108 -149 123   177 10
  SI   135 -145 140   170 20
Prime NI   127 - 201 182   234 85
  SI   168 - 235 197   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   302 -325 314   336 258
Prime SI  

 292 - 310

303   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 145 140 129 140 146 119.48
  SI 135 132 119

135

136.72 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 820 800 740 795 835 700
  (16-22kg) SI 800 780 710 800 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 116.24 115.19 110.99 113.09 116.24 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 117.02 115.19 105.74 112.56 117.02 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 575 555 530 550 580 505
  (270-295kg) SI 538 514 480. 526 539 471.25
M2 Bull NI 538 528 490 518 520 460
  (296-320kg) SI 483 474 448 483 488 440
Local Trade P2 NI 598 578 548 570 610 518
  (180-280kg) SI 585 550 515 580 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 544 532 535 671 689 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1191

1083 1148 1557 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   511 531 516 374 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   308 308 346 318 352 280
 Merino   2059 1753 1753 2340 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,438

6,548 8,313 7,725 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,837 3,667 3,820 3.219 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,698 4,480 4,923 4,582 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,933 5,668 6,390 5.756 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 = $3.76
    * before retentions      

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