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Farm gate newsletter for January 31st - 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as January 31st -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   70 -100

85

  177 70
  SI   90 -97 95   170 75
Prime NI   101 -151 142   250 85
  SI   110 -157 140   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   240 -263 253   336 240
Prime SI    242- 254 250   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

760 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 660 680 720 770 790 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 111 107 106 105 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 107 104 107 102 110 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 483 483 525 503 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 431 438 483 475 497 431
M2 Bull NI 473

473

510 508 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 406 416 451 466 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 488 498 538 538 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 470 492 520 540 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 324 333 353

496

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   863 785 788 998 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   245 214 271 342 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   186 188 248 275 364 182
 Merino   1138 1406 1609

2070

2550 1050
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   244 200 288

387

492 178
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   6,587 5,926 5,557 6,430 7,842 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,511 4,113 4,307 4,593 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   4,702 4,507 4,588 4,891 5,001 4,223
  Cheese - cheddar   5,678 5,465 5,746 6,124 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 = $4.51
    * before retentions      

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