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Farm gate newsletter for April 24th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as April 24th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   25 -155 118   147 76
  SI   50 - 170 129   143 71
Prime NI   110 -195 153   215 137
  SI   105 -193 149   265 146
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   271 - 304 290   339 238
Prime SI   244 -302 276    338 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 146 146 150 122 163 113
  SI 143 144 145 113 159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 830   830 890 690 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 830 830 890 670 940 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 125 126 129 113 149 107
(21.0kg MX1) SI 119 120 124 112 145 104
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 580 580 595 498 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 559 563 584 438 607 431
M2 Bull NI 580 585 590 488 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 516 519 531 406 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 588 598 608 508 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 590 610 610 460 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 479 479 431 333 479 316
               
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)   324 325 312 265 400 230
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   283 298 282 242 316 184
 Merino   1678 1678 1581 1208 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   296 296 305 270 345 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   10,014 9,999 8,978 7,900 10,393 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,648 6,531 5,778 4,677 6,718 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,344 6,604 5,951 5,700 6,979 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   9,327 9,214 8,086 5,933 9,557 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 = $2.92
    * before retentions      

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