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Farm gate newsletter for February 10th- 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at Februaray 10th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   82 - 107

91.30

  177 10
  SI   98 - 106

102.00

  170 20
Prime NI  

130 - 163

148   234 85
  SI   136 - 153

145

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

280 - 291

 

286   336 258
Prime SI    246 - 292 271   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 121.50 125.00 139.44

119.70

146 119.48
  SI 115.72

119.22

132.56 117.44 136.72 115.72
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 780 815 680 835 440
  (16-22kg) SI 740 780 790 720 840 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 107.84 108.36 106.79 96.11 113.09 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 103.90 104.95 105.74 99.17 112.82 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 522.5 530 535 528 580 517
  (270-295kg) SI 486 496 509 504 539 486
M2 Bull NI 470 480 475 490 520 470
  (296-320kg) SI

455

468 456

483

488 444
Local Trade P2 NI 542 542 563 540 610 540
  (180-280kg) SI 530 530 540 540 590 530
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 574 607 660

615

689 574
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   866 1067 992 918 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   379 399 372 348 459 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   290 290 295 282 352 280
 Merino   2428

2596

2239 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   700 625 453 625 620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,383

6,188 6,843 6,962 8,874 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,984 3,556 3,220 2,563 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,156 4,052 4,062 4,191 4,865 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,269 5,194 5,196 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 = $4.69
    * 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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