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Farm gate newsletter for September 25th 2021

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as September 25th 2021

      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   25 - 228 147   195 20
  SI   100 - 150 130   194 40
Prime NI   140 -267 200   290 120
  SI  

160 - 350

255   362 120
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   322 - 330 331   338 238
Prime SI   300 - 336 317   341 200
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 162 157 143 125 162 113
  SI 156 153 138 118 156 107
Local trade (c/kg) NI 900 900 800 730 900 650
  (16-22kg) SI 920 910 815 730 920 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 142 139 134 105 142 97
(21.0kg MX1) SI 145 143 138 104 145 92
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 613 595 550 538 613 483
  (270-295kg) SI 569 558 519 488 569 431
M2 Bull NI 573 555 540 525 573 473
  (296-320kg) SI 534 519 469 453 534 403
Local Trade P2 NI 628 608 558 558 628 488
  (180-280kg) SI 630 610 520 540 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 404 393 332 383 404 312
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   637 658 526 567 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   400 355 286 227 400 200
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   282 315 284 196 319 182
 Merino   1948 1148 1767

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2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   285 298 258 190 308 178
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,930

6,807 6,529 5,498 8,121 4,853
  Skim milk powder   4,711 4,354 4,751 4,262 4,787 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   5,389 5,068 5,658 4,540 6,093 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   6,098 5,969 6,127 5,685 6,935 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2020/21 final $7.54 2021/22 forecast $7.25 -$8.75*($8.00)
  Fonterra dividend   2020/21 final $0.20 2021/22 forecast $0.25 -$0.40
  Fonterra wet share price   2021-22 forecast $7.25 - $8.75 ($8.00) NZX FCG = $3.43
    * before retentions      

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