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Farm gate newsletter for November 13th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as November 13th 2022.

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   40 - 132 94   147 72
  SI   77 - 97 88   148 88
Prime NI   101 - 206 156   215 135
  SI   60 - 200 154   265 154
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   296 - 334 319   358 254
Prime SI   300 -  312 306    347 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX  NI 152 164 162 162 166 146
  SI 147 159 159 157 160 143
Local trade (c/kg) NI 910* 950 920 940 950 830
  (16-22kg) SI 910* 950 940 940 960 830
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 118 134 135 146 149 118
(21.0kg MX1) SI 114 129 131 143 145 114
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 643 675 635 630 675 580
  (270-295kg) SI 613 633 609 604 633 559
M2 Bull NI 613 625 605 610 625 580
  (296-320kg) SI 541 556 544 553 597 518
Local Trade P2 NI 688* 688 670 648 688 598
  (180-280kg) SI 650* 650 640 630 660 580
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 537 524 500 416 537 411
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   716 588 633 707 728 588
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   382 391 428

276

428 283
Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   303 311 315 265 320 265
Merino   1753 1999 1760 1819 3120 1581
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   290 290 283 266 327 265
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7,958 8,961 8,052 7,596 10,393 7,133
  Skim milk powder   4,859 6,288 5,463 5,150 6,891 4,747
  Wholemilk powder   5,360 6,425 5,494 5,567 6,979 3866
 Cheese - cheddar   7,850 8,930 7,438 7,182 9,557 6,195
               
  Fonterra milk price   2021/22 final payout $9.30* 2022/23 forecast $8.50 -$10.00*($9.25)
  Fonterra dividend   2021/22 final payout $0.20  2022/23 forecast $0.45 -$0.60
      NZX FCG = $2.57
    * before retentions      

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