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Farm gate newsletter for April -11th 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as April 11th -2021

 

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   70 -95

83

  177 70
  SI   80 - 103

95

  170 75
Prime NI   110 - 140

130

  250 85
  SI   110 -170 145   286 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   248 - 250 249   336 240
Prime SI    238 - 252 245   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 118 113 114 117 132 113
  SI 110 107 109 111 128 107
Local trade (c/kg) NI 680 650

660

690 780 650
  (16-22kg) SI 660 640 660 670 790 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 114 111 107 101 113 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 112 112 104 92 112 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 493 483 483 463 518 463
  (270-295kg) SI 438 438 431 431 497 431
M2 Bull NI

483

483

473 463 520 463
  (296-320kg) SI 406 403 409 402 483 402
Local Trade P2 NI 508 508 498 488 578 488
  (180-280kg) SI 460 470 493 470 550 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 317 318 333

422

501 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   958 958 715 805 1019 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   265 265 230 277 550 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   235 244 188 251 364 182
 Merino   1208 1208 1050

2550

2550 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   279 287 232

288

492 176
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   8,202 8,121

6,291

6,815 8,135 5,100
  Skim milk powder   4,781 4,603 4,231 4,532 4,696 3,872
  Wholemilk powder   5,801 6,083 4,595 4,870 6,093 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   6,238

5,966

 

5,669 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 = $4.48
    * before retentions      

for more detailed price data, by individual saleyard or processor, see our comprehensive listings here »