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Farm gate newsletter for February 20th - 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 20th -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   86 - 92

89

  177 70
  SI   88 - 93 89   170 75
Prime NI   113 - 152 137   250 85
  SI   120 -164 150   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   256 -275 268   336 240
Prime SI    230 - 236 233   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 114 116 124 122 132 114
  SI 107 108 118 116 128 107
Local trade (c/kg) NI 650 650

730

700 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 660 660 720 710 790 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 111 111 108 101 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 111 106 108 95 112 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 483 483 525 473 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 438 431 471 452 497 431
M2 Bull NI

483

473

510 480 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 406 406 442 432 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 498 488 538 498 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 470 480 510 500 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 323 333 338

468

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   863 715 761 998 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   256 245 301 290 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   209 184 226 258 364 182
 Merino   1138 1138 1526

2070

2550 1050
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   248 236 283

340

492 178
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7.029 6,291

5,538

6,442 7,842 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,395 4,231 4,039 4,473 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   4,954 4,595 4,382 4,672 5,001 4,223
  Cheese - cheddar   5,849 5,669 5,254 7,129 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 = $4.76
    * before retentions      

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