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Farm gate newsletter for December 7th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at December 7th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   120 -123 120.9   177 10
  SI   115 -125 120   170 20
Prime NI   140 -214 190   250 85
  SI   145- 241 205   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   310 -336 319.3   336 258
Prime SI  

 300 -312

306

  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 152 156 147 132 156 119.48
  SI 148 150 140

128

150 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 870 870 840 790 870 700
  (16-22kg) SI 880 860 820 780 880 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 130 131 116 106 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 132 132 118 104 136 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 593 605 586 518 615 505
  (270-295kg) SI 581 655 543

490

595 471.25
M2 Bull NI 610 600 545 470 610 460
  (296-320kg) SI 570 547 498 445

553

440
Local Trade P2 NI 618 618 608 548 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 600 600 590 530 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 523 549 554 629 639 532
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1039

987 961

1067

1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   365

402

450

422

540 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   314 313 298 296 364 280
 Merino   2114 2056 1895

2428

2428 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   622  

525

624

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,068

6,377 6,268 5,669 8,419 5,669
  Skim milk powder   4,674 4,261 3,889 2,943 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   5,075

4,867

4,785

3,888

5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,785 5,649 5,954

5,015

6,472 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2018/19 final $6.35 2019/20 forecast $7.00 -$7.60*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2019/20 forecast $0.15 - $0.25
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.10
    * before retentions      

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