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Farm gate newsletter for July- 15th- 2018

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at July- 15th- 2018

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   101 - 118 113   150 10
  SI  

112 - 133

127   148 20
Prime NI   120 - 161 152   211 85
  SI   140 - 202 171  

210

95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

265 - 00

281   336 258
Prime SI  

264 - 276

270   341 220
               
    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 133.44 130.81 125.10

112.23

138.66 84.82
  SI 131.91 128.94 121.20

110.89

135.16 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 765 750 720 625 765 440
  (16-22kg) SI 770 760 710

640

770 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 108.36 105.74 97.86 84.69

110

58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 109. 41 107.84 104.69

82.95

109.94

57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 542.50 522.50 513 555 567 495
  (270-295kg) SI 511.25 502.5 498.75

534

542 453
M2 Bull NI 512.50

495

485

540

545 460
  (296-320kg) SI 480 472.50 472.50 507 515 450
Local Trade P2 NI 540 540 560 570 590 510
  (180-280kg) SI 530 530 560 600 600 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 655.5 651 642

546

655.5

466
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   878 878 1022 727 1168 727
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   385.57 345 330 394 424 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   327 343 307.50

271.50

399 267
 Merino   2438 2332 1679 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)  

425

489 476   620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   8,001 8,484

7,527

8,308 8,874 6,055
  Skim milk powder  

3,061

3,307 2,645 2,769 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,755 4,817 4,544 4,323 4,865 4,048
  Cheese - cheddar   5,754 5,896 5,222 5,471 6,052 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2017/18 final $6.75 2018/19 forecast $7.00*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2018/19 forecast 0.15 - 20c
  Fonterra wet share price   $7.92

NZX FCG = $5.34

    * before retentions      
Farms for sale  this week60   1692 1714 1210 1690    
$ per hectare   $26,802 $24,982 $27,928 $26,348    

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