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Farm gate newsletter for February 17th- 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at February 17th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   77 - 101

87

  177 10
  SI   86 - 108

91.33

  170 20
Prime NI  

91 - 139

133   234 85
  SI   120 - 175

150

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

251 - 320

 

282   336 258
Prime SI    267 - 274 271   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 119.75 125.00 138.44

119.70

146 119.48
  SI 114.45

119.22

132.13 117.44 136.72 114.45
Local trade (c/kg) NI 730 780 815 680 835 440
  (16-22kg) SI 740 780 790 720 840 370
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 106.79 108.36 106.79 96.11 113.09 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 103.37 104.95 105.74 99.17 112.82 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 512.5 532.50 525 528 580 512.5
  (270-295kg) SI 476.25 496 501 506 539 476
M2 Bull NI 465 480 475 490 520 465
  (296-320kg) SI

447.5

468 451

474

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 571 598 657

632

689 571
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   876 1067 954 995 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   326 399 372 316 459 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   288 307 295 282 352 280
 Merino   2428

2596

2239 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   617 562 453 625 620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter  

6,637

6,188 6,843 7234 8,874 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,960 3,556 3,220 3177 3,624 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   4,400 4,052 4,062 4,394 4,865 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   5,280 5,194 5,196 5341 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 = $4.65
    * 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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