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Farm gate newsletter for November 29th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as November 29th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   75 -103

91

  177 10
  SI   81 -93 86   170 20
Prime NI   107 -141 140   250 85
  SI   100 -180 140   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   244 -290 270   336 240
Prime SI    260 - 265 262   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 121 124 123 153 156 114
  SI 117 117 116 150 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 710 730

730

870 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 720 720 730 880 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 112 106 105 133 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 109 107 101 135 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 515 525 533 610 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 463 483 483 592 595 431
M2 Bull NI 505

510

520 618 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 442 451 455 577 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 538 538 568 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 510 520 550 600 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 336 353 377

529

592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   726 788 471 1067 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   267 271 214 417 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   220 248 189 307 364 182
 Merino   1303 1609 1512

2114

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   186 235 241

525

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,467 5,557 4,999 6,325 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   3,987 4,307 3,868 4,699 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,326 4,588 4,355 5,172 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,187 5,746 5,105 5,764 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 = $4.42
    * before retentions      

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