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Farm gate newsletter for April 30th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as April 30th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   20 - 155 118   147 76
  SI   20 - 140 117   143 71
Prime NI   120 - 202 161   215 137
  SI   110 - 204 157   265 146
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   214 - 305 272   339 238
Prime SI   229 - 285 269    338 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 146 146 150 125 163 113
  SI 143 143 145 118 159 106
Local trade (c/kg) NI 830   830 870 660 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 830 830 870 650 940 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 125 125 129 114 149 107
(21.0kg MX1) SI 119 119 124 112 145 104
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 580 580 595 498 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 559 559 584 443 607 431
M2 Bull NI 580 580 590 488 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 516 516 528 409  597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 588 598 608 508 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 590 600 610 460 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 479 479 437 317 479 316
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   640 631 625

958

958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   330 326 312 265 400 230
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   291 290 280 237 316 184
 Merino   1703 1678 1581 1208 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   300 296 296 266 345 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   10,259 9,916 9,404 8,087 10,393 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,808 6,370 6,052 4,787 6,718 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,497 6,678 6,234 5,835 6,979 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   9,552 8,722 8,470 6,073 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 = $2.70
    * before retentions      

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