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Farm gate newsletter for January 20th- 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at January 20th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   77 -115

98

  177 10
  SI   90 - 103

96.50

  170 20
Prime NI   125 - 150 145   234 85
  SI   135 - 179

160

  230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI  

258 - 282

 

273   336 258
Prime SI    272 - 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 125.00 128.50 139.88

119.23

146 84.82
  SI 118.78

122.94

133.22 117.46 136.72 82.82
Local trade (c/kg) NI 770 780 815 680 835 440
  (16-22kg) SI 780 780 790 720 840 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 108.36 106.79 107.84 95.41 113.09 58.38
(21.0kg MX1) SI 104.95 103.11 106.26 96.81 112.82 57.55
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 532.50 517.50 547.50 522 580 495
  (270-295kg) SI 496.25 490 522.50 505 542 453
M2 Bull NI 480 470 480 490 520 470
  (296-320kg) SI

468

455 460

486

484 445
Local Trade P2 NI 542 555 570 530 610 540
  (180-280kg) SI 530 530 560 540 590 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 598 609 681

609

689 589
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   1067 1067 769 910 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   399 411 415 341 459 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   307.4 290 307 280 352 306
 Merino   2428

2596

2239 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   625   453 625 620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,360

5,703 6,495 6,962 8,874 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,920 2,961 3,209 2,563 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,141 3,911 4,279 4,191 4,865 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,251 5,045 5,616 4,918 6,120 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2017/18 final $6.69 2018/19 forecast $6.00 -$6.30*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2018/19 forecast 0.25 - 35c
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.68
    * 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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