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Farm gate newsletter for August 1st - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as August 1st -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   98 - 135 115   177 10
  SI   95 -110 104   170 20
Prime NI   139 - 165 148   250 85
  SI   130 - 190 160   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   270- 290 286   336 240
Prime SI   245 - 270 260   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 125 124 114 142 156 114
  SI 117 117 110 133 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 710 700

670

810 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 710 700 650 800 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 104 100 115 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 102 100 92 115 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 518 513 463 568 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 475 472 437 524 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

515

463 533 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 425 425 402 480 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 548 528 488 598 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 510 480 470 575 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 363 363 420 532 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   737 716 805 1191 1317 664
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   266 206 277 517 550 205
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   201 194 251 307 364 190
 Merino   1252 1252 2550 2428 2550 1252
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   258 203 288

525

648 203
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,329 5,523 6,786 6,741 8,419 5,318
  Skim milk powder   4,042 4,006 3,923 3,833 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,854 4,344 4,462 4,703 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,736 5,575 7,384 5,920 7,284 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2019/20 f/cast $7.10 -$7.20 2020/21 forecast $5.90 -$6.90*
  Fonterra dividend   2018/19 final $6.35 2019/20 forecast $0.15 - $0.25
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $3.82
    * before retentions      

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