Peak woolgrower representative body, WoolProducers Australia has been working to ensure the wool industry, from production, harvesting, selling and exporting can continue to operate in these uncertain times.

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Sheep producers have been urged to evaluate their flock selling strategies carefully to ensure the long term profitability and viability of their enterprise and the industry is not eroded by short term opportunities to cash in on high saleyard prices.

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Last week saw relative stability in the wool market for all industry participants, given the global pandemic of COVID-19.

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The largest jump in prices last week was for SIL first cross ewes which increased in price by $31 to average $356 on AuctionsPlus.

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AWI smart ear tags are being tested on a large commercial wool-growing property near Barcaldine to see if they can withstand the tough conditions of western Queensland.

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Sheep producers will soon have access to more rams with more accurate Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs) with Sheep Genetics set to receive a significant expansion of its database from the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Merino Lifetime Productivity (MLP) project.

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Young Merino breeders (2-4 years) sold from $186 to $321, averaging $273, up $3 on last week with a clearance rate of 76% to total 2,791 head sold.

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AWI is working with a design company to develop and construct a proof of concept prototype of a smart shearing handpiece.

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Young Merino breeders (2-4 years) achieved 94% clearance, selling from $204 to $400 to average $282, up $37 on AuctionsPlus.

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Tightening supply in New South Wales and South Australia saw lamb and sheep throughput decline last week, albeit total eastern states yardings were up 4% year-on-year.

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Young Merino breeders (2-4 years) returned a 100% clearance and a slight increase on the average from last week, being $244, up $9 with prices ranging from $141 to $357 on AuctionsPlus.

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Merino ewe lambs sold from $160 to $190, averaging $168, down $22 on AuctionsPlus last week.

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