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Farm gate newsletter for February 7th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 7th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   10 -104 72   147 76
  SI   52 -125 104   143 71
Prime NI   107 -175 141   215

150

  SI   120 - 209 165   265 165
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

254

254

  339 238
Prime SI   275 -315 304    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 149.50 154 162 116 163 113
  SI 145 148 157

108

159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 870 920 940 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 870 900 940 660 940 660
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 129 134 149 111 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 123 129 144 107 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 590 608 635 483 635 483
  (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 598 608 648 488 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 620 470 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 449 415 416 320 449 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   625 625 707 863 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   312 316 272 246 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   280 287 261 191 316 184
 Merino   1581 1581 1819 1138 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   299 306

266

246 306 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,587 8,665 7,133 6,587 9,587 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,107 5,530

4,747

4,511 6,107 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,519 5,709 5,847 4,702 6,519 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   8,569 8,102 7,570 5,678 8,569 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
      NZX FCG = $3.01
    * before retentions      

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