On-the-Ground Updates

New Zealand’s Saleyard Prices of Meat for W5

Lamb
Frozen Bone-In Beef
Meat
New Zealand
Market & Price Trends
Breda Van Niekerk
Published Feb 11, 2023
In New Zealand, good grazing conditions caused farmers to keep their stock back, waiting for stronger farmgate prices, causing lower sale yard volumes than usual during W5.
The average local slaughter and export price trends for W5 in New Zealand for W5 vs. W4 stood as follows:

Steer NI P2, 300kg - USD 3.63/kg (NZD 5.76/kg) vs. USD 3.62/kg (NZD 5.75/kg) - 0.01% marginal increase
Export Bull, USA - USD 5.12/kg (NZD 8.12/kg) vs. USD 5.12/kg (NZD 8.12/kg) - 0% unchanged
Lamb NI, 18kg - USD 4.32/kg (NZD 6.85/kg) vs. USD 4.35/kg (NZD 6.90/kg) - 0.7% decrease
Export Lamb Flaps, China - USD 6.04/kg (NZD 9.58/kg) vs. USD 6.02/kg (NZD 9.56/kg) 0.02% marginal increase
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