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Farm gate newsletter for August 5th- 2018

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at August- 5th- 2018

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   106 -156 126   150 10
  SI  

129 - 150

137   148 20
Prime NI   140 - 187

175

  211 85
  SI   140 - 187 182  

210

95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

247 - 291

280   336 258
Prime SI  

289 - 306

298   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 140.31 135.06 129.04

113.40

140.31 84.82
  SI 135. 41 131.13 120.41

111.11

135.41 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 795 765 740 655 795 440
  (16-22kg) SI 810 770 730

660

810 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 113.09 107.84 104.86 84.69

113.09

58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 112.82 109.41 107.31

83.67

112.82

57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 550 537.50 507.50 550 567 495
  (270-295kg) SI 526.25 508.75

497.50

529

542 453
M2 Bull NI 517.50

502.50

475

535

545 460
  (296-320kg) SI 482.50 475 461.25 535 535 450
Local Trade P2 NI 560 540 540 570 590 510
  (180-280kg) SI 570 530 530 600 600 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 666.75 654 642

549

655.5

466
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   1557 878 751 727 1557 727
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   374 410 392 394 424 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   318 338 325

280

399 267
 Merino   3021 2438 2239 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)  

449

426 453   620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7,578 7,997

8,084

8,036 8,874 6,055
  Skim milk powder  

3,158

3,059 2,836 2,706 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,495 4,754 4,787 4,337 4,865 4,048
  Cheese - cheddar   5,646 5,749 5,567 5,379 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 = $5.10

    * 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