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Farm gate newsletter for October 18th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as October 18th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   90 - 115

103

  177 10
  SI   95 -103 99   170 20
Prime NI   120 -210 165   250 85
  SI   135 - 210 173   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   265 - 290 281   336 240
Prime SI    230 - 277 262   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 125 125 124 153 156 114
  SI 118 118 117 148 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 730

710

860 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 720 730 710 850 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 105 105 104 125 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 104 102 99 123 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 523 538 518 590 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 486 486 472 548 595 431
M2 Bull NI 515

530

520 585 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 451 453 425 515 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 548 558 548 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 530 550 510 575 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 384 381 363 581 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   636 544 737 1057 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   237 231 237 550 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   224 189 193 325 364 182
 Merino   1453 1132 1252

2170

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   255 190 204

525

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,391 4,854 5,670 6,429 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,337 3,993 4,109 4,296 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,603 4,306 4,893 4,907 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,592 5,433 5,738 5,695 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 = $4.09
    * before retentions      

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