Peak woolgrower representative body, WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers) has called out the Australian Workers Union (AWU) on incorrect statements regarding the current shearer shortage.
While holiday festivities took over and physical sale centres had their annual recess, the AuctionsPlus offer board remained in operation with nearly 900 bales sold from December 18.
The 15µ micron wool sold to a top of 1765c greasy or…
The wool market gained last week with the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator up 26c on Tuesday then rising a further 28c on Wednesday to close out the week at 1198c/kg, or 892c in US dollar terms.
Did you know crop stubbles grown in Australia could provide about three billion ewe grazing days, or enough forage to feed Australia’s 65 million sheep flock for six weeks?
The wool market eased slightly last week, with the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator down 17c on Tuesday then rising 11c on Wednesday to close out the week at 1144c/kg, or 844c in US dollar terms.