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Farm gate newsletter for September 30th 2015

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at Wednesday, Sepember 30th 2015

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average              
Store NI   84 - 95     102 57
  SI   76 - 101     103 48
Prime NI   124 - 130     143 83
  SI   121 - 128     137 91
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   301 - 303     327 246
Prime SI   309 - 322     321 244
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 100.57 94.44 86.86 107.28 111.36 86.28
  SI 104.07 96.48 84.53 103.23 107.03 82.72
Local trade (c/kg) NI 615 585 525 640 700 515
  (16-22kg) SI 600 550 530 620 670 500
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 64.47 64.47 61.95 72.45 79.38 60.90
(21.0kg MX1) SI 57.34 55.87 54.82 61.87 71.32 53.14
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 603 603 520 515 603 470
  (270-295kg) SI 575 575 508 475 575 440
M2 Bull NI 552 567 502 505 582 447
  (296-320kg) SI 488 505 478 435 515 405
Local Trade P2 NI 600 600 540 535 600 487
  (180-280kg) SI 590 590 530 500 590 470
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 518 479 390 464 518 376
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean)           Source: WSI
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)3   1051 1041 1008 748 1061 734
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   696 664 643 578 696 518
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   609 576 557 544 614 472
 Merino   1501     1309 1561 1309
               
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   4,741 4,215 4,361 3,777 5,393 3,526
  Skimmilk powder   3,074 2,405 3,005 3,657 3,941 2,291
  Wholemilk powder   3,650 2,849 3,408 3,598 4,739 2,614
  Cheese - cheddar   4,761 4,638 4,947 4,778 5,180 4,395
               
  Fonterra milk price   2014/15 final $4.40 2015/16 forecast $4.60*
  Fonterra dividend   2014/15 final $0.25 2015/16 forecast $0.40 - $0.50c
  Fonterra wet share price   $7.92 NZX FCG = $5.52
    * before retentions      
Farms for sale   1,967 1,976 2,196 2,558    
Farm prices per hectare - (REINZ)   $27,872 $27,800 $28,563 $26,000    

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