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Farm gate newsletter for June 5th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as June 5th 2022

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   10 -165 133   147 72
  SI   20 - 166 139   146 96
Prime NI   116 -236 176   215 135
  SI   139 - 253 196   265

154

STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   279 - 303 293   339 254
Prime SI   270 - 329 306    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 151 146 148 136 163 135
  SI 153 145 144 131 159 129
Local trade (c/kg) NI 860   850 850 800 940 650
  (16-22kg) SI 880 840 840

815

940 640
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 128 126 127 128 149 107
(21.0kg MX1) SI 124 119 121 129 145 104
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 595 585 585 518 635 483
  (270-295kg) SI 579 563 566 488 607 431
M2 Bull NI 585 585 585 513 610 473
  (296-320kg) SI 526 519 523 436 597 403
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 598 538 648 488
  (180-280kg) SI 580 580 610 500 630 460
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 479 479 479 332 479 332
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   640 640 631

689

958 471
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   350 333 321 236 400 230
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   318 300 310 248 316 184
 Merino  

1743

1743 1678 1465 2520 1040
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   297 300 345 226 345 200
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   8,839 9,064 10,329 6,505 10,393 4,853
  Skim milk powder   6,327 6,446 6,532 4,736 6,718 3,868
  Wholemilk powder   6,048 6,112 6,934 5,634 6,979 4,223
 Cheese - cheddar   8,663 8,822 9,321 5,997 9,557 5,100
               
  Fonterra milk price   2020/21 final $7.54 2021/22 forecast $9.10 -$9.50*($9.30)
  Fonterra dividend   2020/21 final $0.20 2021/22 forecast $0.25 -$0.35
      NZX FCG = $2.70
    * before retentions      

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