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Farm gate newsletter for April the 29th

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average              
Store NI   66 - 76     118 57
  SI   59 - 63     109 48
Prime NI   95 - 105     143 83
  SI   92 - 102     138 91
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   283 - 284     327 229
Prime SI   264 - 267     298 217
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 87.44 86.28 89.78 99.11 111.36 86.28
  SI 83.36 83.36 86.68 93.61 107.03 82.78
Local trade (c/kg) NI 535 515 520 590 700 515
  (16-22kg) SI 530 530 520 570 670 510
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 61.95 61.95 66.57 73.92 79.38 60.90
(21.0kg MX1) SI 54.19 54.19 59.44 66.70 71.32 53.14
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 510 492 480 432 570 427
  (270-295kg) SI 487 458 477 397 527 397
M2 Bull NI 482 467 485 402 562 402
  (296-320kg) SI 458 435 467 370 507 370
Local Trade P2 NI 550 530 507 455 595 455
  (180-280kg) SI 510 500 490 410 540 410
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 376 376 377 370 464 370
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean)           Source: WSI
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   796 796 796 730 800 691
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   570 558 526 518 593 488
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   503 489 478 491 568 472
Lamb   654 644 642 509 664 493
               
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   4,582 4,936 4,679 4,705 5,393 3,524
  Skimmilk powder   3,517 3,800 3,248 5,115 4,879 3,069
  Wholemilk powder   3,174 4,113 3,366 5,038 5,038 3,071
  Cheese - cheddar   4,385 4,740 4,982 5,576 5,576 4,568
               
  Fonterra milk price   2013/14 final $8.40* 2014/15 forecast $4.70*
  Fonterra dividend   2013/14 final $0.10 2014/15 forecast $0.20-.30
  Fonterra wet share price   $7.92 NZX FCG = $5.41
    * before retentions      
Farms for sale   2,412 2,597 2,609 2,897    
Farm prices per hectare - (REINZ)   $27,957 $28,009 $28,781 $22,342    

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