Growers offering stock pile of drought- produced wool
The AWEX Eastern Market Indicator rose 7c on Wednesday but fell 8c on Thursday, closing out the selling week at 1,309c/kg greasy, or 1,014c/kg in US dollar terms.
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Prices jump for shedding breeds by $53/head
Crossbred lambs and shedding breed lambs saw a large influx of listings, with 10,729 head and 3,203 head offered, respectively.
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Lots poorly classed or from composite breeds hard to sell
Merino Fleece finished the week in a slightly weaker position in AUD terms, however the exporter competition was widespread and variable throughout the week.
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Superfine wool makes 2965c/kg dry at market
The national wool offering for last week remained on par with last week after 52,656 bales were predicted while 50,596 bales were available – an increase of 458 bales on the previous week.
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Strengthening Aussie dollar sees wool fall out of favour
National wool listings increased last week with the inclusion of a designated Australian Superfine Sale.
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First cross ewe lambs jump $26 to average $276
One lamb price category to register an increase in supply last week was Merino wethers, with an additional 12% offered – with the average price slipping $14/head, to $134/head.
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National flock projected to increase by five per cent
The national sheep flock is set to enter a significant rebuilding phase in 2021 on the back of improved seasonal conditions in key sheep production regions of eastern Australia, according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2021 Sheep Industry Projections released this month.
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Chinese buying confidence firms in wool market
The AWEX Eastern Market Indicator climbed 17c on Tuesday, 23c on Wednesday and a further 3c on Thursday to close out the selling week at 1,318c/kg, or 1,022c in US dollar terms.
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First cross ewe lambs jump by $20 to average $250
Across the lamb categories, first cross and Merino ewe lambs jumped $20/head and $26/head, from the previous week, averaging $250/head and $209/head, respectively.
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Biggest demand is for 18 micron wool
The AWEX Eastern Market Indicator dropped 11c on Tuesday and a further 1c on Wednesday to close out the selling week at 1273c/kg, or 985c in US dollar terms.
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First cross ewes and SIL ewes trend down in price
First cross ewe lamb prices lost most of last week gains, back $31/head, averaging $236/head, as the clearance rate fell to 48 per cent.
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First cross ewes suffer copper poisoning on clover
On several properties in the last couple of months, owners and managers have discovered quite a few big, fat, previously healthy British breed cross ewes that are either dull and sick or dead.
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