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Farm gate newsletter for February 13th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 13th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   37 - 120 98   147 76
  SI   67 -120 110   143 71
Prime NI   100 -179 140   215

150

  SI   115 - 200 158   265 165
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

265 -270

268

  339 238
Prime SI   295 -323 308    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 148 152 162 115 163 113
  SI 145 146 157

108

159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 860 900 940 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 860 900 940 660 940 660
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 127 131 146 111 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 122 126 143 112 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 585 595 630 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 581 588 604 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI

585

590 610 483 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 524 534 553 406 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 608 648 488 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 630 470 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 463 423 416 320 463 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   631 625 707 863 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   312 316 272 246 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   290 284 261 197 316 184
 Merino   1678 1581 1819 1138 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   318 265

266

258 306 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,573 8,555 7,596 6,966 9,587 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,098 5,460

5,150

4,431 6,107 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,509 5,636 5,567 4,791 6,519 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   8,556 8,000 7,182 5,788 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 = $3.04
    * before retentions      

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