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Farm gate newsletter for April 8th 2023

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as April 8th  2023.

      price range     high (Av last 12mths) low (av last 12 mths)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average Average  
Store    NI   60 -144 102   152 79
  SI   20 -147 105   148 81
Prime NI   88 - 200 144   215 108
  SI   105 -182 144   265 114
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   281 - 296 291   355 263
Prime SI   180 -281  226    342 226
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt    
17.5 kg YX  NI 126 125 123 146 166 120
  SI 121 116 117 143 163 111
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 730 730 830 870 720
  (16-22kg) SI 740 720 720 830 870 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 93 91 84 125 135 81
(21.0kg MX1) SI 92 83 78 119 131 74
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 580 580 578 580 670 558
  (270-295kg) SI 513 513 543 559 633 498
M2 Bull NI 553 553 535 580 625 523
  (296-320kg) SI 471 468 486 516 556 461
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 628 588 658 588
  (180-280kg) SI 550 550 580 590 630 550
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 530 530 536 479 537 474
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean)  
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5) Av 732 732 732 631 766 588
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) Av 342 352 384 324 428 323
Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic) Av 291 299 255 287 320 254
Merino Av 1335 1335 1335 1678 3120 1335
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron) Av 343 303 305 296 345 272
DAIRY ($/tonne)          
  Butter   7,347 7,958 7,511 10,066 10,396 7,335
  SMP   4,124 4,449 4,545 6,718 6,891 4,124
  WMP   4,882 5,323 5,138 6,620 6,979 4,882
  Cheddar   6,683 7,325 7,511 9,454 9,557 6,485
               
  Fonterra milk price   2021/22 final payout $9.30* 2022/23 forecast $8.00 -$8.60*($8.30)
  Fonterra dividend   2021/22 final payout $0.20  2022/23 forecast $0.55-$0.75
      NZX FCG = $2.92
    * before retentions      

for more detailed price data, by individual saleyard or processor, see our comprehensive listings here »