Archive Article: 2001/03/09
Price pointers
The following prices have been moved from the markets section, which has been condensed following the foot-and-mouth crisis. Both that section, and the sales diary usually found in this column, will return to normal when foot-and-mouth restrictions are lifted.
Tuesday, March 6
Conversion: 1 euro £0.6330
Feed barley intervention (£/t) Mar
as at March 6 (estimated) 72.95
Milk target price (p/litre) 20.19
Headage payments*
Beef special premium (steers)** 83.58
(bulls) 113.69
Suckler cow premium 111.85
*before deduction for modulation (2.5%)
**payable twice
Range of wholesale selling prices for
Grade A English produce Source Smithfield
Tues, Mar 6 Prices quoted, p/kg dw
New York dressed Bottom Top
Chicken
Up to 2kg 155 174
2kg-3kg 161 176
Large roasters 3kg 163 168
Ducklings
All weights 237 249
Spent hens, ex farm price 1p/kg lw
Breeder hens, ex farm, 18p/kg lw
*Prices supplied by member of the British Hen Packers Association.
Tue, March 6 Source Smithfield Market
Prices quoted in p/kg Range Trend
Beef
Scotch killed sides
ex KKCF 220-231 +
English hinds
ex KKCF 267-272 +
English fores 150-155 +
Lamb
*English small 445-456 +
*English medium 445-456 +
*English heavy 445456 +
NZ PLs new season 220-220 +
NZ PMs new season 220-220 +
NZ PXs new season 220-220 +
Pork
English under 100lb — —
English 100-120lb — —
English 120-160lb 203-206 +
Week ended Fri, March 9 Prices supplied by British Hay and Straw Merchants Association
Merchants buying prices for hay in £/t ex farm
Pickup Big Pickup Big Sq
Baled Bale Baled Baled
Meadow Hay Barley Barley
Hay Straw Straw
Area/Quality good good good good
N-east 55.00 50.00 48.00 38.00
E Yorks 65.00 48.00 40.00 34.00
N Midlands 70.00 40.00 43.00 31.00
E Midlands 60.00 43.00 37.00 32.00
CentMids 60.00 40.00 45.00 35.00
E Counties 62.00 42.00 33.00 30.00
S-east 75.00 38.00 35.00 26.00
South 62.00 50.00 37.00 36.00
S-west 71.00 52.00 51.00 39.00
S Wales 60.00 50.00 50.00 42.00