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Farm gate newsletter for January 30th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as January 30th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   20 -108 76   147 76
  SI   31 - 138 100   143 71
Prime NI   110 -189 150   215

150

  SI   120 - 205 170   265 165
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   234 - 320 276   339 238
Prime SI   286 - 333 317    338 223
               
    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 149.50 157 162 116 163 113
  SI 145 149 158

108

159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 880 920 940 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 890 900 940 660 940 660
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 129 134 149 111 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 124 129 144 107 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 595 608 635 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 584 591 604 431 607 431
M2 Bull NI

590

600 610 473 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 528 538 553 406 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 608 645 488 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 620 470 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 437 413 417 324 431 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   625 625 687 863 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   312 268 265 245 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   280 287 268 186 316 184
 Merino   1581 1581 1912 1138 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   296 287 268 244 306 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,404 8,645 8,116 6,587 8,200 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,052 5,517

5,391

4,311 5,778 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,234 5,695 5,847 4,702 6,093 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   8,470 8,083 7,570 5,678 8,086 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2020/21 final $7.54 2021/22 forecast $8.90 -$9.50*($9.20)
  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 = $2.95
    * before retentions      

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