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Farm gate newsletter for August-18th- 2018

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at August- 18th- 2018

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   131 - 149 143   150 10
  SI  

123 - 166

144.75   166 20
Prime NI   161 - 231

197

  231 85
  SI   150 - 223 191  

230

95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

284 - 303

292   336 258
Prime SI  

272 - 308

293.50   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 142.94 135.94 130.96

113.98

142.94 84.82
  SI 136.06 131.91 125.76

113.08

136.06 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 815 765 740 695 815 440
  (16-22kg) SI 820 770 730

680

820 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 113.09 108.36 104.86 84.69

113.09

58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 110.99 109.41 107.84

81.69

112.82

57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 555 542.50 507.50 550 567 495
  (270-295kg) SI 528.75 511.25

497.50

525

542 453
M2 Bull NI 517.50

512.50

475

530

545 460
  (296-320kg) SI 482.50 480 462.50 500 535 450
Local Trade P2 NI 580 540 540 580 590 510
  (180-280kg) SI 580 540 530

570

600 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 675.75 655.50 644

555

675.75

466
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   1220 1385 1168 1048 1557 727
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   384 361 382 363 424 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   319 325 331

277

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

449

426 453   620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7,580 8,062

8,387

8,468 8,874 6,055
  Skim milk powder  

3,222

3,084 3,050 2,708 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,927 4,793 4,865 4,388 4,865 4,048
  Cheese - cheddar   5,420 5,796 5,809 5,501 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 = $4.98

    * 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