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Farm gate newsletter for September 19th 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as September 19th 2021

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   100 -164 132   195 20
  SI   70 - 186 139   194 40
Prime NI   149 -250 200   290 120
  SI  

160 - 362

225   362 120
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   290 - 327 320   338 238
Prime SI   300 - 338 319   341 200
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 162 157 140 123 162 113
  SI 156 153 135 116 156 107
Local trade (c/kg) NI 900 900 800 730 900 650
  (16-22kg) SI 920 910 815 730 920 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 142 139 132 105 142 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 145 143 136 102 145 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 613 588 540 538 613 483
  (270-295kg) SI 564 561 516 486 564 431
M2 Bull NI 573 555 535 530 573 473
  (296-320kg) SI 529 523 458 453 529 403
Local Trade P2 NI 628 608 558 558 628 488
  (180-280kg) SI 630 610 520 550 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 403 383 332 381 403 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   681 658 526 544 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   395 355 263 231 395 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   282 315 273 189 319 182
 Merino   2520 1148 1767

1132

2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   285 298 279 204 308 178
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7,037 6,985 6,654 4,854 8,121 4,853
  Skim milk powder   4,657 4,469 4,852 3,993 4,787 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   5,250 5,201 5,767 4,306 6,093 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   6,144 6,126 5,244 5,433 6,935 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2019/20 final $7.14 2020/21 forecast $7.45 -$7.65*($7.55)
  Fonterra dividend   2019/20 final $0.05 2020/21 final $0.30
  Fonterra wet share price   2021-22 forecast $7.25 - $8.75 ($8.00) NZX FCG = $3.12
    * before retentions      

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