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Farm gate newsletter for February 20th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 20th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   61 - 136 100   147 76
  SI   60 - 140 110   143 71
Prime NI   130 -200 165   215

150

  SI   130 - 220 158   265 165
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

255 -295

274

  339 238
Prime SI   250 -321 311    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 148 150 162 115 163 113
  SI 145 145 157

107

159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 850 890 940 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 850 890 940 660 940 660
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 127 129 145 111 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 122 124 141 112 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 585 595 630 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 581 584 604 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI

585

590 610 483 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 524 531 553 406 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 608 648 498 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 630 470 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 474 431 414 323 474 316
               
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)   300 282 275 209 316 184
 Merino   1678 1581

1638

1138 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   318 305

266

248 306 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,988 8,978 7,889 7,029 9,988 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,416 5,776

5,240

4,395 6,416 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,727 5,951 5,684 4,954 6,727 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   8,785 8,086 7,359 5,849 8,785 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 = $3.15
    * before retentions      

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