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Farm gate newsletter for August 24th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at August 24th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   98 -160 132   177 10
  SI   118 -140 133   170 20
Prime NI   147 - 250 195   250 85
  SI   160 - 220 190   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   300 -310 307   336 258
Prime SI  

 306 - 315

311   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 146 142 133 143 146 119.48
  SI 139 133 123

140

 

140 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 840 800 770 825 835 700
  (16-22kg) SI 820 780 740 830 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 116.24 115.19 112.04 113.09 116.24 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 117.81 115.19 109.41 110.99 117.81 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 583 568 535 560 583 505
  (270-295kg) SI 543 524 483 534 543 471.25
M2 Bull NI 546 533 498 518 520 460
  (296-320kg) SI 493 480 448 483 488 440
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 548 590 610 518
  (180-280kg) SI 590 570 515 590 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 545 532 535 678 689 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1123

1126 1182 1220 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   391 523 489 402 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   309 321 342 340 352 280
 Merino   2059 1753 1753 2340 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,293

6,641 8,085 7,536 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,874 3,775 3,860 3.203 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,847 4,633 4,853 4,898 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   6.030 5,831 7,404 6,217 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 = $3.35
    * before retentions      

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