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Farm gate newsletter for October 28th- 2018

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at October 28, 2018

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   85- 120 103   177 10
  SI   108 - 140

119

  170 20
Prime NI   147- 179 165   234 85
  SI   162 - 180 168   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

283- 297

 

290   336 258
Prime SI    276- 290  283   341 220
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 137.69 144.25 137.25 118.94 146 84.82
  SI 132.13 134.31 133.44 119.21 136.72 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 815 825 785 695 835 440
  (16-22kg) SI 790 830 800 700 840 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 106.79 112.04 111.51 94.50 113.09 58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 104.95 108.89 112.30 92.82 112.82 57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 540 570 548 542 580 495
  (270-295kg) SI 511 535 514 521 542 453
M2 Bull NI 475 508 518 505 545 460
  (296-320kg) SI 456 478 483 487 535 450
Local Trade P2 NI 570 610 560 580 610 510
  (180-280kg) SI 560 590 570 560 600 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 675 689 656 598 687 466
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   717 1210 1557 791 1557 727
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   431 457 354 321 465 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   328 342 317 290 399 267
 Merino   2700 2980 2239 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)       453   620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   6,868 6,802 7,578 8,437 8,874 6,055
  Skim milk powder   3,146 3,325 3,158 2,653 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,259 4,308 4,495 4,410 4,865 4,048
  Cheese - cheddar   5,525 5,593 5,646 6,040 6,120 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2017/18 final $6.69 2018/19 forecast $6.75*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2018/19 forecast 0.25 - 35c
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.84
    * before retentions      
Farms for sale  this week60   1692 1714 1210 1690    
$ per hectare   $26,802 $24,982 $27,928 $26,348    

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