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Farm gate newsletter for December 5th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as December 5th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   66 -112

93

  177 10
  SI   76 -98 88   170 20
Prime NI   110 -173 147   250 85
  SI   110 -159 145   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   245 -280 269   336 240
Prime SI    254- 258 256   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 118 124 123 153 156 114
  SI 116 117 116 150 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 710 730

730

870 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 720 720 730 880 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 108 106 105 133 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 107 107 101 135 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 503 520 540 610 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 454 478 487 592 595 431
M2 Bull NI 493

510

520 618 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 426 451 455 577 577 402
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 336 345 380

529

592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   733 790 484 1067 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   223 263 214 417 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   209 178 182 314 364 182
 Merino   1040 1526 1512

2114

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   178 235 214

525

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,655 5,643 4,944 6,068 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,098 4,019 4,067 4,674 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,514 4,407 4,387 5,075 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,287 5,590 5,535 5,785 7,284 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2019/20 final $7.14 2020/21 forecast $6.70 -$7.30*
  Fonterra dividend   2018/19 final $6.35 2019/20 final $0.05
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.37
    * before retentions      

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