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Farm gate newsletter for August 16th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as August 16th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   85 -125 111   177 10
  SI   106 -125 116   170 20
Prime NI   127 -180 164   250 85
  SI   130 -192 174   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   262 -309 288   336 240
Prime SI   280 - 295 288   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 125 124 117 146 156 114
  SI 117 117 110 136 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 720 710

670

840 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 720 710 650 820 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 104 100 116 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 101 100 93 118 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 533 518 473 575 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 481 472 440 540 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

520

475 538 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 453 425 405 490 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 565 545 488 598 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 530 500 470 590 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 374 363 315 544 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   645 737 805 1123 1317 645
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   254 237 277 448 550 205
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   213 193 251 302 364 190
 Merino   1190 1252 2550

1880

2550 1190
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   217 204 288

525

648 203
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,255 5,670 6,517 6,482 8,419 5,206
  Skim milk powder   3,948 4,109 3,999 3,862 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,590 4,893 4,626 4,729 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,454 5,738 6,935 5,973 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 = $3.84
    * before retentions      

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