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Farm gate newsletter for March 6th 2020

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as March 6th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   5 -148 118   147 76
  SI   30 - 140

118

  143 71
Prime NI   96 -178 136   215

150

  SI   80 - 260 185   265 163
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

252 -318

278

  339 238
Prime SI   271 - 298 288    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 148 148 159 113 163 113
  SI 144 145 153

107

159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 850 870 940 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 840 870 920 650 940 650
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 127 129 140 111 149 111
(21.0kg MX1) SI 121 123 136 112 145 106
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 585 590 615 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 566 584 594 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI

585

590 600 483 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 523 528 541 403 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 618 508 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 610 470 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 479 448 411 318 478 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   631 625 625 958 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   321 314 302 265 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   310 280 281 227 316 184
 Merino   1678 1581

1581

1208

2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   345 319

306

316 306 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   10,329 9,587 8,200 8,135 10,329 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,532 6,107

5,447

4,610 6,532 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,934 6,519 5,908 6,093 6,934 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   9,321 8,569 7,649 5,976 9,321 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2020/21 final $7.54 2021/22 forecast $9.30 -$9.90*($9.60)
  Fonterra dividend   2020/21 final $0.20 2021/22 forecast $0.25 -$0.35
      NZX FCG = $3.00
    * before retentions      

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