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Farm gate newsletter for December 21st - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at December 31st -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   105 -120 115   177 10
  SI   112 -119 116   170 20
Prime NI   150 -200 180   250 85
  SI   140 - 210 188   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   264 - 328 303   336 258
Prime SI  

270

270

  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 145 156 148 129 156 119.48
  SI 141 150 143

123

150 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 870 870 850 825 870 700
  (16-22kg) SI 880 880 830 830 880 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 126 134 118 107 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 123 136 120 103 136 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 573 615 585 518 615 505
  (270-295kg) SI 555 595 542

494

595 471.25
M2 Bull NI 573 618 545 470 618 460
  (296-320kg) SI 543 575 500 455

575

440
Local Trade P2 NI 618 618 608 555 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 600 600 590 530 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 512 535 566 609 639 512
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1019

1190 1028

1067

1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   363

460

472

411

540 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   294 308 295 290 364 280
 Merino   2114 2056 1895

2428

2428 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   648 621

 

624

620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,884

6,430

6,597 5,703 8,419 5,669
  Skim milk powder   4,341 4,567 4,152 2,961 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,693

5,082

5,006

3,911

5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,859 5,636 6,145

5,045

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 = $4.03
    * before retentions      

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