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Farm gate newsletter for September 22nd - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at September 22nd -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   119 -165 141   177 10
  SI   136 -150 142   170 20
Prime7 NI   177 -225 203   250 85
  SI   160- 262 210   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   305 -330 315   336 258
Prime SI  

 280 - 312

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 148 146 136 145 148 119.48
  SI 143 139 129

140

143 112.66
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. 113 112 118 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 120 118 113 109 120.34 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 586 583 540 575 589 505
  (270-295kg) SI 542 543 498

539

543 471.25
M2 Bull NI 545 545 515 520 546 460
  (296-320kg) SI 500 493 468 484 500 440
Local Trade P2 NI 618 608 568 600 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 590 590 550 590 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 566 545 535 689 689 532
               
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)   472 391 479 465 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   295 309 322 354 354 280
 Merino   2174 1895 1847 2340 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,597

6,293 6,909 6,621 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   4.152 3,874 3,578 3,329 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   5,006 4,847 4,561 4,302 5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   6,145 6,030 5,737 5,686 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 = $3.17
    * before retentions      

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