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Farm gate newsletter for August 23rd - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as August 23rd -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   96 -130 118   177 10
  SI   91 -130 113   170 20
Prime NI   130 -180 165   250 85
  SI   130 -192 174   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   290 - 300 295   336 240
Prime SI    295 - 300 298   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 124 125 118 146 156 114
  SI 116 117 111 139 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 710

670

840 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 730 710 650 820 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 105 101 116 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 101 100 94 118 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 533 518 480 583 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 483 472 442 543 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

520

475 545 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 453 425 405 493 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 565 548 498 608 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 550 510 470 590 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 374 363 312 545 592 312
               
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)   227 266 278 391 550 205
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   203 200 230 309 364 190
 Merino   1190 1252 2550

1880

2550 1190
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   217 258 295

525

648 203
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,153 5,318 6,238 6,293 8,419 5,206
  Skim milk powder   3,998 4,034 4,181 3,874 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,489 4,844 4,391 4,847 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,263 5,725 6,338 6,030 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 = $3.87
    * before retentions      

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