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Farm gate newsletter for December 1st - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at December 1st -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   118 -130 122.90   177 10
  SI   120 -128 125   170 20
Prime NI   125 -222 196   250 85
  SI   145- 241 204   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   310 -324 316.3   336 258
Prime SI  

 258 - 315

294

  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 153 156 146 138 156 119.48
  SI 150 150 139

132

150 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 870 870 820 795 870 700
  (16-22kg) SI 880 860 800 790 880 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 133 131 116 106 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 135 130 116 104 136 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 610 605 586 518 615 505
  (270-295kg) SI 592 600 543

490

595 471.25
M2 Bull NI 618 595 545 470 610 460
  (296-320kg) SI 577 540 495 444

553

440
Local Trade P2 NI 618 618 598 548 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 600 585 575 540 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 531 559 547 639 639 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1067

987 961

1067

1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   417

425

424

405

540 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   307 317 309 298 364 280
 Merino   2114 2056 1895

2412

2428 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   525 511

560

588

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,325

6,377 6,379 6,303 8,419 5,703
  Skim milk powder   4,699 4,261 3,927 3,060 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   5,172

4,867

4,913

3,971

5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,764 5,649 6,113

5,101

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 = $4.02
    * before retentions      

for more detailed price data, by individual saleyard or processor, see our comprehensive listings here »