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Farm gate newsletter for December 21st - 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as December 21st -2020

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   70 -90

80

  177 78
  SI   65 -75 71   170 75
Prime NI   118 -158 138   250 85
  SI   120 -163 141   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   243 -274 256   336 240
Prime SI    222- 242 231   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 670 710

730

820 870 670
  (16-22kg) SI 680 720 730 840 880 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 107 108 105 126 134 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 104 108 102 123 136 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 480 525 533 573 615 463
  (270-295kg) SI 444 471 483 555 595 431
M2 Bull NI 483

510

520 573 618 463
  (296-320kg) SI 423 442 455 543 577 402
Local Trade P2 NI 498 538 558 610 618 478
  (180-280kg) SI 490 510 550 590 600 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 333 338 374

512

592 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   785 761 644 1018 1317 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   214 301 227 363 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   192 226 203 294 364 182
 Merino   1406 1303 1190

2114

2550 1132
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   200 283 241

648

648 190
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   5,944 5,538 4,853 5,884 8,419 4,961
  Skim milk powder   4,126 4,039 3,993 4,341 4,707 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,520 4,382 4,306 4,693 5,182 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,482 5,254 5,433 5,859 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 = $4.39
    * before retentions      

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