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Farm gate newsletter for April 4th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as April 4th -2020

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store   N.B. Livestock saleyard and wool auction prices remain unchanged during lock down NI   80 -95 86   177 10
  SI   85 -106 94   170 20
Prime NI   120 - 142 130   250 85
  SI   120 - 162 138   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   216 -255 240   336 240
Prime SI  

205 - 230

214

  341 191
               
    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

120.63

122 138 121 156 119.48
  SI 113 115 134

113

150 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 700 690 810 740 870 690
  (16-22kg) SI 700 700 820 700 880 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 101 97 119 104 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 92 92 117 101 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 463 463 548 518 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 431 435 533

494

595 431
M2 Bull NI 463 463 553 470 618 460
  (296-320kg) SI 410 416 512 458

577

410
Local Trade P2 NI 498 478 600 548 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 480 480 580 500 600

480

VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 423 459 503 609 592 423
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)  

805

842 1019

921

1193 805
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   278

277

377

417

550 277
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   251 257 289 305 364 251
 Merino   2550 2550 2114

2387

2550 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   288 324

648

555

648 288
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

7,071

6,497

6,084 7,850 8,419 5,669
  Skim milk powder   4,312 4,321 4,647 3,814 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,772

4,643

5,075

5,036

5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   7,504 6,740 5,785

6,146

7,284 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 = $3.85

    * before retentions      

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