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Farm gate newsletter for March 28th - 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as March 21th -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   77 - 90

79

  177 70
  SI   85 - 100

93

  170 75
Prime NI   116 - 158 138   250 85
  SI   120 -180 150   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   239 - 262 250   336 240
Prime SI    200 - 245 235   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 115 114 114 122 132 113
  SI 108 107 111 115 128 107
Local trade (c/kg) NI 650 650

670

700 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 640 650 680 700 790 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 114 111 107 101 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 112 112 104 93 112 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 483 483 483 463 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 438 438 438 435 497 431
M2 Bull NI

483

483

473 463 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 406 403 416 416 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 508 508 498 498 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 460 470 490 480 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 317 318 333

429

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   958 958 785 805 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   265 265 214 277 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   261 227 188 251 364 182
 Merino   1208 1208 1406

2550

2550 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   279 293 200

288

492 176
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   8,087 7,094

5,926

6,863 8,135 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,787 4,436 4,113 4,185 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   5,835 5,000 4,507 4,632 6,093 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   6,073

5,903

5,465 7,284 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 = $4.94
    * before retentions      

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