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Farm gate newsletter for April 14th - 2019

News and analysis

LATEST MARKET PRICES

as at April 14th -2019

      Current     52 week 
      price range     high low
Saleyard prices ...              
LAMB ($/head) weighted average       Average      
Store NI   92 112 105.30   177 10
  SI   90 - 118 106.25   170 20
Prime NI   133 - 153 145   234 85
  SI   122 - 186 163   230 95
STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt NI   275 - 280 277.5   336 258
Prime SI    246 -272 265   341 220
               
    this 4 weeks 3 months 1 year 52 week
    week ago ago ago high low
Processor prices ...              
LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt              
17.5 kg YX NI 126.31 119.75 125 125.10 146 119.48
  SI 115.28 113.09 119.22 121.20 136.72 112.66
Local trade (c/kg) NI 740 700 710 720 835 700
  (16-22kg) SI 700 720 720 710 840 700
MUTTON ($/hd) gross NI 107.84 104.16 108.36 97.86 113.09 96.11
(21.0kg MX1) SI 102.59 100.75 104.95 104.69 112.82 99.17
BEEF (c/kg)              
P2 steer NI 530 505 530 533 580 505
  (270-295kg) SI 478 474 496 499 539 471.25
M2 Bull NI 490 460 480 485 520 460
  (296-320kg) SI 448 440 468 473 488 440
Local Trade P2 NI 548 520 543 560 610 518
  (180-280kg) SI 500 500 530 550 590 500
VENISON ($/hd) gross              
  AP Stag 60kg NZ 535 553 607 642 689 535
               
WOOL indicator auction prices (c/kg, clean) SI         Source: WSI, NZ Merino
  Mid mic (23.1-31.5)   953 921 1067 1022 1557 751
  Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0)   484 488 399 330 484 302
  Coarse Xbrd (>35 mic)   322 318 307 308 352 280
 Merino   2387 2596 2428 1588 2468 1588
Lambs wool  (28-31 micron)   740 721

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625 620 425
DAIRY ($/tonne)              
  Butter   8,212 6,906 6,188 7,528 8,212 5,703
  Skim milk powder   3,976 4,202 3,536 2,645 4.202 2,506
  Wholemilk powder   5,054 4,787 4,052 4,544 5,054 3,911
  Cheese - cheddar   6,428 5,992 5,194 5,225 6,428 4,853
               
  Fonterra milk price   2017/18 final $6.69 2018/19 forecast $6.30 -$6.60*
  Fonterra dividend   2017/18 final $0.10 2018/19 forecast 0.15 - 25c
  Fonterra wet share price     NZX FCG = $4.27
    * before retentions      

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