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Farm gate newsletter for March 27th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as March 27th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   43 -139 110   147 76
  SI   70 - 135 118   143 71
Prime NI   120 - 187 154   215 137
  SI   101 - 190 146   265 146
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

275 - 291

282   339 238
Prime SI   250 - 301 283    338 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 146 148 158 115 163 113
  SI 143 144 149 108 159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 850 850 920 650 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 840 840 900 660 940 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 125 127 135 107 149 107
(21.0kg MX1) SI 119 121 132 104 145 104
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 580 585 608 483 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 563 569 594 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI 585 585 600 483 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 519 523 541 406 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 608 508 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 610 610 610 460 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 479 478 413 317 479 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   631 631 625 958 958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   326 317 315 265 400 231
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   305 307 287 261 316 184
 Merino   1678 1678 1581 1208 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   296 332 306 279 332 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   9,855 9,916 8,596 8,087 10,393 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,531 6,370 5,502 4,787 6,579 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,604 6,678 5,681 5,835 6,979 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   9,214 8,722 7,699 6,073 9,381 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 = $2.98
    * before retentions      

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