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Farm gate newsletter for August 30th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as August 30th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   90 -125 113   177 10
  SI   96 -120 107   170 20
Prime NI   100 -165 140   250 85
  SI   120 -152 138   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   245 - 302 282   336 240
Prime SI    258 - 315 291   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 123 125 118 146 156 114
  SI 116 117 112 139 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 710

680

840 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 730 710 670 820 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 105 102 116 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 101 102 96 118 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 533 518 483 585 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 483 475 455 543 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

520

480 545 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 455 425 411 495 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 578 548 508 608 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 550 510 470 590 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 377 363 314 545 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   471 723 805 961 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   214 266 245 424 550 205
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   189 201 210 309 364 189
 Merino   1512 1252 2550

1895

2550 1190
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   214 258 210

525

648 203
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   4,999 5,329 6,142 6,379 8,419 4,999
  Skim milk powder   3,868 4,042 4,117 3,927 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,355 4,854 4,323 4,913 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,105 5,736 6,240 6,113 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 = $3.95
    * before retentions      

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