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Farm gate newsletter for February 12th 2022

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as February 12th  2022.

      price range     high (Av) low (av)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store    NI   47 -122 95   147 72
  SI   50 -113 86   148 82
Prime NI   110 -170 140   215 108
  SI   91 - 163 127   265 114
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   278 -334 312   358 254
Prime SI   249 -296  268    347 223
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX  NI 122 120 152 148 166 120
  SI 112 113 147 145 160 112
Local trade (c/kg) NI 720 730 870 850 950 720
  (16-22kg) SI 700 720 870 850 960 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 87 81 118 127 149 81
(21.0kg MX1) SI 76 74 114 122 145 74
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 575 558 643 585 675 558
  (270-295kg) SI

498

531 613 581 633 498
M2 Bull NI 553 523 613 585 625 523
  (296-320kg) SI 461 471 541 524 597 461
Local Trade P2 NI 598 608 568 598 688 598
  (180-280kg) SI 560 570 630 610 660 560
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 533 536 537 463 537 431
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) Av          
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   732 732 716 631 766 588
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   385 385 380 314 428 288
Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   277 255 305 290 320 254
Merino   1335 1335 1753 1678 3120 1335
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   310 293 290 318 327 271
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7,522 7,364 7,958 9,573 8,978 7,001
  Skim milk powder   4,485 4,456 4,859 6,098 6,107 4,379
  Wholemilk powder   5,277 5,037 5,360 6,509 6,519 3866
 Cheese - cheddar   7,895 7,364 7,850 8,556 8,569 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 = $2.60
    * before retentions      

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