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Farm gate newsletter for August 8th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as August 8th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   100 -130 113   177 10
  SI   85 -122 105   170 20
Prime NI   115 - 169 151   250 85
  SI   120 - 198 172   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   254- 279 267   336 240
Prime SI   257 - 275 266   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 125 124 114 145 156 114
  SI 118 117 110 135 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 720 710

670

830 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 720 710 650 810 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 104 100 116 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 102 100 93 117 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 528 518 463 575 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 478 472 440 538 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

520

463 538 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 452 425 402 483 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 555 538 488 598 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 520 500 470 585 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 363 363 323 544 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   708 726 805 1191 1317 664
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   274 208 277 511 550 205
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   208 192 251 308 364 190
 Merino   1252 1252 2550 2428 2550 1252
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   217 248 288

525

648 203
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,206 5,657 6,310 6,438 8,419 5,206
  Skim milk powder   3,911 4,100 3,872 3,837 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,547 4,882 4,479 4,698 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,403 5,725 6,715 5,933 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 = $3.83
    * before retentions      

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