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Farm gate newsletter for November 1st - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as November 1st -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   54 - 130

94

  177 10
  SI   74 - 90 80   170 20
Prime NI   115 -145 125   250 85
  SI   120 -160 135   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   260 - 285 275   336 240
Prime SI    215 - 270 248   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 124 125 125 156 156 114
  SI 117 118 117 150 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 730

720

870 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 720 730 720 860 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 106 105 105 131 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 107 104 102 130 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 525 533 518 605 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 483 486 475 560 595 431
M2 Bull NI 510

525

520 595 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 451 453 425 540 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 538 558 555 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 520 540 520 600 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 353 383 363 559 592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   786 601 723 1191 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   271 217 266 425 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   248 202 201 317 364 182
 Merino   1609 1234 1252

2114

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   288 190 258

525

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,557 4,944 5,329 6,377 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,307 4,067 4,042 4,261 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,588 4,387 4,854 4,867 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,747 5,535 5,736 5,649 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 = $4.60
    * before retentions      

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