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Farm gate newsletter for January 24th - 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as January 24th -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   77 -100

90

  177 78
  SI   83 -100 90   170 75
Prime NI   117 -150 140   250 85
  SI   110 -170 145   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   235 -260 249   336 240
Prime SI    242- 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 116 114 124 132 132 114
  SI 108 111 117 128 128 108
Local trade (c/kg) NI 650 670

730

780 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 660 680 720 790 790 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 111 107 105 113 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 106 104 106 110 110 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 483 483 525 518 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 431 438 483 497 497 431
M2 Bull NI 473

473

510 518 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 409 416 451 483 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 488 498 548 563 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 480 490 530 560 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 333 333 356

501

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   715 785 786 1019 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   213 279 214 352 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   199 226 186 308 364 182
 Merino   1050 1406 1609

2114

2550 1050
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   237 200 283

492

492 178
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   6,596 5,925 5,498 6,430 7,842 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,517 4,113 4,262 4,593 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   4,708 4,507 4,540 4,891 5,001 4,223
  Cheese - cheddar   5,686 5,465 5,685 6,125 7,510 5,100
               
  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 = $4.49
    * before retentions      

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