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Farm gate newsletter for September 6th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as September 6th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   70 -125 115   177 10
  SI   88 -117 107   170 20
Prime NI   114 -175 155   250 85
  SI   110 -172 143   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   290 - 298 294   336 240
Prime SI    266 - 301 290   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 123 125 118 147 156 114
  SI 116 117 113 140 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 720

700

850 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 730 720 680 830 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 105 103 116 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 101 102 98 118 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 540 528 490 585 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 483 478 458 543 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

520

490 545 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 455 452 415 498 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 568 555 518 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 550 520 470 590 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 380 363 315 554 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   471 676 755 961 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   200 274 213 450 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   182 208 204 298 364 182
 Merino   1512 1252 2550

1895

2550 1190
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   214 217 271

525

648 203
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   4,961 5,206 5,523 6,268 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   3,962 3,911 4,006 3,889 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,291 4,547 4,344 4,785 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,264 5,403 5,575 5,954 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 = $3.99
    * before retentions      

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