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Farm gate newsletter for September 26th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as September 26th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   67 - 132

105

  177 10
  SI   72-120 106   170 20
Prime NI   120 -172 155   250 85
  SI   120 - 204 172   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   267 - 309 287   336 240
Prime SI    275 - 290 281   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 125 123 123 148 156 114
  SI 118 116 116 144 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 730

700

850 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 730 730 700 840 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 105 104 118 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 104 101 100 120 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 538 533 513 585 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 488 483 467 545 595 431
M2 Bull NI 525

520

515 545 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 453 455 423 505 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 558 578 528 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 550 550 480 590 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 383 377 363 572 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   567 471 687 1060 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   227 214 205 481 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   196 189 190 303 364 182
 Merino   1234 1512 1252

2189

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   190 241 206

523

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,016 5,123 5,600 6,558 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,127 3,988 4,062 4,128 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,431 4,489 4,404 4,976 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,615 5,263 5,653 6,109 7,284 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2019/20 final $7.14 2020/21 forecast $5.90 -$6.90*
  Fonterra dividend   2018/19 final $6.35 2019/20 final $0.05
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $3.97
    * before retentions      

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