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Farm gate newsletter for December 13th - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as December 13th -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   60 -93

78

  177 78
  SI   67 -80 75   170 75
Prime NI   110 -151 135   250 85
  SI   115 -163 140   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   244 -280 261   336 240
Prime SI    243- 246 244   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 115 124 123 149 156 114
  SI 114 118 116 145 150 110
Local trade (c/kg) NI 700 730

730

850 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 710 720 730 860 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 107 108 105 130 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 107 108 101 130 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 493 525 550 578 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 451 476 486 567 595 431
M2 Bull NI 483

510

530 590 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 423 451 453 556 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 528 538 558 618 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 510 510 550 600 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 335 341 381

512

592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   733 790 525 1039 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   213 279 214 352 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   199 226 186 308 364 182
 Merino   1040 1526 1132

2114

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   225 283 214

641

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,624 5,585 5,011 6,028 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,076 3,977 4,003 4,643 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,489 4,361 4,335 5,041 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,268 5,532 5,153 5,746 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 = $4.35
    * before retentions      

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