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Farm gate newsletter for September- 9th- 2018

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at September- 9th- 2018

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   103 - 154 130.86   177 10
  SI  

131.-143 

138.25

  170 20
Prime NI  

130 - 196

188

  234 85
  SI   136 - 197 193  

230

95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

288 - 315

301   336 258
Prime SI  

310 - 326

315   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 146 140.31 135.06

118.36

146

84.82
  SI 136.28 135.41 128.94

117.02

136.72 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 825 795 750 695 825 440
  (16-22kg) SI 830 810 750

700

830 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 113.09 113.09 105.5  85.68

113.09

58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 109.67 112.82 109.41

82.75

112.82

57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 580 550 522.50 555 580 495
  (270-295kg) SI 537.50 526.25

502

527

542 453
M2 Bull NI 517.50

517.50

472.5

530

545 460
  (296-320kg) SI 482.50 482.50 467.5 495 535 450
Local Trade P2 NI 600 570 540 590 600 510
  (180-280kg) SI 590 580 530

570

600 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 679.5 682.5 666

579

678.75

466
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   1245 1557 878 1068 1557 727
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   454 384 350.50 353.5 424 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   349.5 317 345.50

302

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

449

426 453   620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   7,024 7,725

8,228

8,270 8,570 6,055
  Skim milk powder  

3,113

3,219 3,274 2,715 3,084 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,518 4,582 4,769 4,310 4,865 4,048
  Cheese - cheddar   5,771 5,756 5,837 5,782 6,052 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2017/18 final $6.75 2018/19 forecast $6.75*
  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