SIL Merino ewe listings on the rise and prices up by $11/head
Joined ewe categories saw a considerable rise in SIL Merino ewe listings this week, with 3,647 head offered as the category returned an 87% clearance.
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Lessons learnt from using post and wire to curb wild dogs
Lamb survival rates have jumped from 30 to 100 per cent thanks to wild dog exclusion fencing on one western Queensland sheep station.
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Confidence slowly returning to combing wool market
The AWEX EMI closed on 1407c - up 15c at auction sales in Australia last week. The 42,794 bales offered was met with buoyant competition from a wide range of local and indent exporters with Tuesday’s EMI just maintaining within 1c.
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Nominations called for the 2022 Australian Wool Industry Medal
It’s now time to consider nominating a worthy recipient for the 2022 Australian Wool Industry Medal.
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Shearer shortage looks to school leavers to take up slack
School leavers looking for a lucrative career in the bush have the chance to join an iconic industry and help Australia recover from COVID.
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Young White Dorper ewes hit $400 a head – $120 above reserve
Across the joined ewe categories, station-mated shedding breed ewes had a total of 4,958 head offered last week, with the category averaging $327/head - up $24 from the previous week.
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Demand continues to outstrip supply of certified non mulsed wool
Integrity Scheme Certified Non Mulesed wool with superior specifications attracted bids well above the market average, as demand for these types continues to outstrip supply.
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Robust demand for crossbred lambs results in prices averaging $155
Crossbred lambs accounted for 25% of total numbers this week, with 20,953 head offered – with robust demand underpinning a 92% clearance rate. Prices ranged from $90-$205/head, to average $155/head, down $2 from last week.
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Korean purchases of Aussie wool up 561 per cent year-on-year
Wool sales resumed positively, emerging from the three week Christmas recess with 92.7% of the 43,739 bale offering clearing to the trade.
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Records fell in 2021 for flock and stud Poll Dorset sires
Records fell for both flock and stud Pol Dorset sires, as a growing sheep flock, consistent lamb prices and a continuing good season in many areas encouraged strong bidding.
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Bulging crossbred stockpile worldwide as wool market heads into Christmas
The week signalled the last Wool Auction sale for 2021, and thankfully the challenges of 2021 did not affect the tight trading range experienced for the past 6 weeks, leaving prices largely unchanged right to the closing lot.
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Marking rates up along with meat and first-cross lamb numbers
There will be no shortage of lamb this summer, according to the most recent release of the MLA/AWI Sheepmeat and Wool Survey.
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