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Nominations called from all corners of the wool industry for the Wool Industry Medal

Published March 14, 2024

It’s time to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the Australian wool industry and those who have made a significant contribution to its success. It’s time to nominate a worthy recipient for the 2024 Australian Wool Industry Medal.

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Tributes flow for O’shea’s lifetime dedication to resolving disputes in wool industry

Published March 13, 2024

It is with deep sorrow and profound respect the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) announces the passing of Michael Joseph O’Shea, affectionately known as Mick O’Shea, on February 29, 2024.

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Strong prices in the Merino fleece sector drives solid increase in wool market

Published March 11, 2024

The Australian wool market recorded an overall solid increase last week, driven by strong prices in the merino fleece sector.

On Tuesday in Sydney, a modest Merino fleece auction saw price increases as the sale advanced. The upward trend…

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WoolProducers exploring new markets for Australian exporters

Published February 28, 2024

The Australian Government is supporting market diversification for Australian greasy wool thanks to a project delivered by WoolProducers Australia.

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Animal welfare group claims phase out of live sheep exports will value add to local supply chains

Published February 27, 2024

Animal welfare group, the Australian Alliance for Animals, has welcomed the introduction of a new bill to formally legislate the phase out live sheep exports in Australia, claiming it would end the suffering endured by tens of thousands of animals each year.

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Trailblazers competition for young innovators in sheep, lamb and wool industries

Published February 27, 2024

LambEx has teamed up with Coles to launch the LambEx Coles Trailblazers competition for young innovators in the sheep, lamb and wool industries.

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Could Mob Wife fashion trend promote sales of Merino wool?

Published February 19, 2024

The new wave of fashion has emerged titled “Mob Wife” which has been tipped to replacing the Barbie fashion wave which unfortunately promoted more synthetic than natural fibre promotion.

One hopes that the popularity of the “Mob…

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Short-tail Merinos tick the boxes for fly resistance and animal welfare

Published February 15, 2024

Blowfly resistant Short-Tail Merino sheep with high fertility and medium micron wool are proving to be game changers for western and peri urban growers, addressing animal welfare issues and reducing input costs.

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Best specified super fine lots gain larger premiums over lower-style fleece lots

Published February 11, 2024

Merino Feece, as predicted, opened reasonably steady for the 18.5 µ micron and coarser, and 10-20 cheaper for the 16-18µ combing merino lots.

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Elders opens Rockingham wool handling centre in Western Australia

Published February 6, 2024

One part of Elders’ brand new wool handling business, Elders Wool, has officially launched at Rockingham, Western Australia.

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Level of caution among exporters and early stage processors is still high

Published February 4, 2024

Merino Fleece did not respond well to the low volume of bales offered last week with one commentator highlighting the level of extreme caution shown from the usual exporter participants refraining from buying in a small offering, in fear of…

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Large top makers put quasi-floor in Merino combing wool market

Published January 29, 2024

The negative market sentiment over the past few weeks has been somewhat alarming given the emotive buying pattern in the closing sale of December, pushing the EMI up 35c to 1212c with the 17 MPG topping out at 1970c and…

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