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Farm gate newsletter for November 25th - 2018

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at November 25th, 2018

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   90 - 126

108.70

  177 10
  SI   110 - 120

117.50

  170 20
Prime NI   140 - 208 185   234 85
  SI   140 - 190 178   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

265 - 305

 

288.40   336 258
Prime SI    274 - 300  284   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 138.56 137.69 142.94

121.57

146 84.82
  SI 131.69 132.13 136.06 120.30 136.72 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 800 805 825 700 835 440
  (16-22kg) SI 790 790 830 730 840 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 106.79 106.79 113.09 98.07 113.09 58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 105.21 104.95 110.99 96.55 112.82 57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 525 540 560 552 580 495
  (270-295kg) SI 497.50 511 534 531 542 453
M2 Bull NI 475 475 518 527 545 460
  (296-320kg) SI 449 456 483

512

535 450
Local Trade P2 NI 550 570 600 580 610 510
  (180-280kg) SI 540 560 590 560 600 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 651 674 678 630 689 466
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   955 1030 1224 791 1557 727
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   390 431 402 374 465 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   297 328 340 320 399 267
 Merino   2720 2980 2239 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)       453   620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,349

6,495 7,536 7,884 8,874 6,055
  Skim milk powder   3,083 3,209 3,203 2,506 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,000 4,279 4,898 4,105 4,865 4,048
  Cheese - cheddar   5,138 5,616 6,217 5,757 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 = $4.77
    * 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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