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Farm gate newsletter for October 4th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as October 4th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   69 - 130

105

  177 10
  SI   80-136 106   170 20
Prime NI   122 -170 154   250 85
  SI   120 - 180 165   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   268 - 310 288   336 240
Prime SI    274 - 294 281   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 125 123 124 150 156 114
  SI 118 116 117 145 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 730

710

850 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 730 730 710 840 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 105 104 120 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 104 101 100 122 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 533 540 513 588 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 486 487 472 548 595 431
M2 Bull NI 520

520

515 555 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 453 455 425 512 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 558 558 538 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 540 550 500 585 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 383 380 363 578 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   567 484 716 1060 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   217 200 206 416 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   202 182 194 312 364 182
 Merino   1234 1132 1252

2189

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   190 214 203

525

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   4,944 4,999 5,523 6,531 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,067 3,868 4,006 4,234 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,387 4,355 4,344 4,973 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,535 5,105 5,375 5,885 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 = $4.00
    * before retentions      

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