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Farm gate newsletter for April 15th 2023

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as April 15th  2023.

      price range     high (Av last 12mths) low (av last 12 mths)
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average Average  
Store    NI   30 -161 114   152 79
  SI   51 -144 115   148 81
Prime NI   100 - 180 140   215 108
  SI   115 -196 156   265 114
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   299 - 324 315   355 263
Prime SI   285  285    342 226
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt    
17.5 kg YX  NI 126 125 120 146 166 120
  SI 121 119 113 143 163 111
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 730 730 830 870 720
  (16-22kg) SI 740 720 720 830 870 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 93 93 81 125 135 81
(21.0kg MX1) SI 92 85 74 119 131 74
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 580 580 558 580 670 558
  (270-295kg) SI 516 513 531 559 633 498
M2 Bull NI 553 553 523 580 625 523
  (296-320kg) SI 471 471 471 516 556 461
Local Trade P2 NI 598 598 608 588 658 588
  (180-280kg) SI 550 550 570 590 630 550
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 342 347 384 324 428 323
Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic) Av 285 304 255 283 320 254
Merino Av 1335 1335 1335 1678 3120 1335
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron) Av 343 302 293 296 345 272
DAIRY ($/tonne)          
  Butter   7,411 7,818 7,334 10,176 10,396 7,335
  SMP   4,160 4,371 4,438 6,791 6,891 4,124
  WMP   4,924 5,230 5,016 6,692 6,979 4,882
  Cheddar   6,721 7,196 7,334 9,557 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 = $2.87
    * before retentions      

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