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Farm gate newsletter for March 14th - 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as March 14th -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   84 - 94

90

  177 70
  SI   70- 98 88   170 75
Prime NI   110 - 170 140   250 85
  SI   115 -170 142   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   224 - 262 245   336 240
Prime SI    220 - 242 232   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 113 115 115 122 132 113
  SI 107 108 114 115 128 107
Local trade (c/kg) NI 650 650

700

690 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 640 660 710 700 790 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 111 111 107 97 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 112 112 107 92 112 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 483 483 493 463 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 438 438 451 435 497 431
M2 Bull NI

483

483

483 463 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 403 406 423 416 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 508 488 528 478 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 470 470 510 480 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 317 320 335

446

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   958 863 755 843 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   265 255 213 299 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   244 197 199 253 364 182
 Merino   1208 1138 1040

2550

2550 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   287 258 225

376

492 176
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   8,121 6,966

5,624

6,815 8,135 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,603 4,431 4,076 4,532 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   6,083 4,791 4,489 4,870 6,093 4,223
  Cheese - cheddar   5,966

5,788

 

5,268 7,069 7,510 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2019/20 final $7.14 2020/21 forecast $7.30 -$7.90*
  Fonterra dividend   2018/19 final $6.35 2019/20 final $0.05
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.99
    * before retentions      

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