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Farm gate newsletter for October 27th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at October 27th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   121 -145 128   177 10
  SI   121 - 136 126   170 20
Prime NI   146 -292 230   250 85
  SI   160- 240 210   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   314 -333 321   336 258
Prime SI  

 305 - 315

309   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 153 148 142 138 153 119.48
  SI 149 144 133

132

149 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 860 850 810 805 860 700
  (16-22kg) SI 850 840 800 790 850 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 127 118 115 107 127 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 125 120 115 105 125 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 595 586 563 568 595 505
  (270-295kg) SI 551 545 518

524

551 471.25
M2 Bull NI 591 545 533 475 591 460
  (296-320kg) SI 520 505 480 456

520

440
Local Trade P2 NI 618 618 598 570 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 575 590 575 550 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 569 572 532 674 674 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

987

1060 1126

1030

1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   487 481 523 431 531 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   321 303 322 338 354 280
 Merino   2056 2189 2428

2596

2596 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,466

6,558 6,641 6,868 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   4,320 4,128 3,775 3,775 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,935

4,976

4,633

4,633

5,063 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,727 6,109 5,831

5,831

6,472 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2018/19 final $6.35 2019/20 forecast $6.55 -$7.55*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2019/20 forecast 0.00
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.16
    * before retentions      

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