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Farm gate newsletter for September 14th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at September 14th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   122 -162 142   177 10
  SI   129 -155 142   170 20
Prime NI   174 -227 204   250 85
  SI   160- 286 200   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   309 -319 314   336 258
Prime SI  

 292 - 310

300   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 148 146 135 146 147 119.48
  SI 141 136 127

135

140 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 850 840 790 815 850 700
  (16-22kg) SI 830 820 760 800 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 118 116. 113 113 118 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 119 118 113 109 119 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 586 575 540 580 589 505
  (270-295kg) SI 543 540 483 538 543 471.25
M2 Bull NI 545 538 503 518 546 460
  (296-320kg) SI 500 490 461 483 498 440
Local Trade P2 NI 618 598 558 600 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 590 590 540 590 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 560 544 535 687 687 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1028

1123 1193 1290 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   461 448 480 460 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   298 302 328 354 354 280
 Merino   2174 1895 1847 2340 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,318

6,482 7,403 6,531 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,920 3,862 3,753 3,284 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,824 4,729 4,834 4,244 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   6,001 5,973 6,085 5,609 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 = $3.18
    * before retentions      

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