Biological fleecing research progressing at University of Adelaide
Australian Wool Innovation’s Chairman Jock Laurie says work is progressing well on developing a new form of biological defleecing with the University of Adelaide.
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Bottleneck in local logistics makes wool exporters selective in purchases
With the bottleneck in the local logistics in Melbourne dumps, exporters were extremely selective in their purchasing, which may be their only strategy to preserving their credit facilities for the upcoming weeks, unless more credit becomes available.
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Large pastoral clips with vegetable matter hit the wool market
| Merino Fleece saw the offering of less specialty superfine lots for the week and in place an increase of MF4 and MF5 style fleece.
Last week also saw some large pastoral clips being offered with a noticeable increased in vegetable… |
Large Chinese processors dominating wool market taking 48 per cent
| Merino Fleece had moments of hope throughout the week however the lots had to meet the tight specifications and favour was also given to the best prepared lots.
Lots bearing low strength, high mid break and over length combinations were… |
Plummeting wool prices wash away all recent gains
| It’s hard to fathom that this time last week the wool industry was riding high on the crest of a 50-100c rise in the merino MPG’s.
I share the frustration of both buyers and sellers asking: “What causes the market… |
Investment needed to make traceability reform achievable
NSW Farmers is calling for a substantial investment from the state and federal governments to make their traceability reform achievable.
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Merino fleece prices up depending on style and mulesing status
Merino Fleece saw rises between 5c and 56c with the best performing MPG’s being 16.5-17.0 and the 19, 20 and 21 MPG’s.
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Merino fleece maintain price rise while crossbreds generally cheaper
The AWEX EMI closed on 1338c, down 3c in auction sales in Australia last week and not surprisingly, 86.8% of the 44,306 bale offering was cleared to the trade, with the largest pass in rates remaining in the Oddments and Crossbreds.
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Nominations being called from wool industry mentors for Wool Industry Medal
It’s now time to consider nominating a worthy recipient for the 2023 Australian Wool Industry Medal.
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Crossbred lambs average $111, merino wether lambs lift $8 and shedding breeds average $132
Crossbred lambs continue to dominate online listings, with a total of 58,482 head - accounting for 62% of the total lamb offering - and selling to an average $111/head.
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Sexed semen uptake increasing among ram breeders
Use of sexed semen in sheep breeders’ AI programs is gathering momentum, with an estimated 10 ram sellers using the technology in this coming joining season.
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Merino fleece continues positive price momentum and Merino cardings solid
Merino Fleece continued its positive price momentum which has been building over the past four selling weeks.
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