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Farm gate newsletter for January 26th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at January 26th -2020

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   81 -120  98   177 10
  SI   79 -125 97   170 20
Prime NI   134 -196 154   250 85
  SI   140 - 195 165   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   252 - 285 275   336 258
Prime SI  

258 -265

261

  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 132 142 156 125 156 119.48
  SI 128 138 150

118

150 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 780 820 870 730 870 700
  (16-22kg) SI 790 840 880 740 880 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 113 126 127 108 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 110 123 125 105 136 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 518 573 595 535 615 505
  (270-295kg) SI 497 555 551

494

595 471.25
M2 Bull NI 518 573 590 480 618 460
  (296-320kg) SI 483 543 520 463

575

440
Local Trade P2 NI 563 610 618 543 618 518
  (180-280kg) SI 560 590 585 530 600 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 501 512 569 592 592 501
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

1019

1019 987

1077

1193 866
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   357

377

487

416

550 326
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   277 289 321 304 364 277
 Merino   2114 2056 1895

2428

2428 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   492 648

 

563

648 492
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,430

5,884

6,467 6,360 8,419 5,669
  Skim milk powder   4,593 4,344 4,320 3,920 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,891

4,696

4,935

4,141

5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   6,124 5,862 5,727

5,251

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 = $4.02
    * before retentions      

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