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Farm gate newsletter for August 18th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at August 18th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   114 -170 137   177 10
  SI   119 -168 139   170 20
Prime NI   126 - 197 190   234 85
  SI   160 - 220 190   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   300 -315 308   336 258
Prime SI  

 286 - 310

301   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 146 142 133 140 146 119.48
  SI 136 133 121

135

 

136.72 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 830 800 740 815 835 700
  (16-22kg) SI 810 780 710 820 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 116.24 115.19 110.99 113.09 116.24 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 117.81 115.19 106.79 110.99 117.81 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 575 563 530 550 580 505
  (270-295kg) SI 540 518 480 528.75 540 471.25
M2 Bull NI 538 528 490 518 520 460
  (296-320kg) SI 490 478 448 483 488 440
Local Trade P2 NI 598 588 548 580 610 518
  (180-280kg) SI 585 560 515 580 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 544 532 535 676 689 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1123

1083 1182 1220 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   448 527 518 384 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   302 319 318 319 352 280
 Merino   2059 1753 1753 2340 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,482

6,481 8,419 7,580 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,862 3,630 3,869 3.222 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,729 4,435 4,986 4,927 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,973 5,610 6,472 6,254 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 0.00
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $3.54
    * before retentions      

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