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Farm gate newsletter for February 7th - 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 7th -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   68 -118

86

  177 70
  SI   82 - 93 87   170 75
Prime NI   90 - 145 135   250 85
  SI   110 -157 140   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   238 -263 251   336 240
Prime SI    243- 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 116 114 124 125 132 114
  SI 109 109 118 119 128 108
Local trade (c/kg) NI 650 670

730

740 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 660 680 720 750 790 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 111 107 106 102 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 110 104 107 97 110 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 483 483 525 488 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 434 438 478 465 497 431
M2 Bull NI 475

473

510 495 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 406 409 451 445 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 488 498 538 538 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 470 492 510 540 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 320 333 345

485

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   863 785 790 998 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   245 214 263 328 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   191 188 242 267 364 182
 Merino   1138 1406 1526

2070

2550 1050
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   246 200 235

389

492 178
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   6,993 6,300 5,643 6,653 7,842 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,448 4,237 4,019 4,542 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   4,809 4,602 4,407 4,748 5,001 4,223
  Cheese - cheddar   5,811 5,677 5,590 6,722 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 = $4.59
    * before retentions      

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