Solid market for all skirting types and bulky merino locks, crutchings and stains
The AWEX EMI closed on 1250c up 8c at auction sales in Australia last week experiencing a stronger exchange rate as well as dealing with 40,144 bales offering.
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Wool, lamb, and Merino genetics, covering what's shaping Australia's sheep industry.
Largest trading exporter dominates market and pushed up merino fleece prices 20-35c/kg
The AWEX EMI closed on 1242c, up 17c at auction sales held in Australia last week with 38,246 bales went under the hammer and a 95.7% clearance to some bullish bidders.
Comprehensive sire evaluation quantifies the Dohne dual purpose advantage
A comprehensive sire evaluation trial rated as “gold standard” has provided evidence-based data on the Dohne breed’s profitable wool, carcase, reproduction and eating quality traits.
Workshop brings home reality of decision to ban live sheep exports
A wool focused workshop, instigated by WoolProducers Australia, was held on February 21 in Fremantle to bring home the reality of the disastrous government decision to ban the live export of sheep by sea and the impacts on the wool industry.
Merino fleece struggles to find a new price basis in early selling
The AWEX EMI closed on 1184c, down 8c at auction sales in Australia last week, fom the 41908-bales offered, 91.8% cleared to the trade.
19 micron wool ambivalent to fluctuating US dollar and rises 10-56 cents/kg
Merino Fleece experienced increased competition last week, adding 10c-56c across the Northern and Southern MPG’s. Wednesday’s selection consisted of mainly FNF wool in the Northern region. The auction room seemed ambivalent to the fluctuating USD with the 19.0 micron and coarser posting solid weekly rises. The 17-18.5MPG’s posted smaller gains as the European interest waded […]
wool growers, brokers, exporters and service providers hold crisis talks on live sheep export ban
Woolgrowers, brokers, exporters and service providers from the national and Western Australian wool industry have come together to hold crisis talks on the future of our great industry following the devastating impacts of the live sheep export ban.
Explore innovative sheep yard and shed design at field days
Sheep producers across South Australia are invited to join four Sticky Beak Days this February to explore innovative yard and shed designs while gaining practical insights into flock structuring and farm finances.
Pepperton offers quality ewes from high performance flock in second stage dispersal
Thirty years of stud breeding along high performance lines will go under the hammer with the second stage dispersal of spring lambing ewes and 2024 autumn drop ewe lambs from the central Victorian Pepperton flock on February 26.
Advertising campaign on live sheep export phase out slammed as wasteful
The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council has slammed the government’s new advertising campaign about the phase out of live sheep by sea as ‘wasteful and unnecessary’.
Merino fleece prices rise by 20-30c/kg clean as exporters keen to complete orders
Merino Fleece prices appreciated by a healthy 20 to 30c clean as exporters were keen to complete orders for January shipment before the break rather than wait unto the market opened on the 14th January 2025.
Industry claims of major impacts of live sheep phase out on NSW sheep industry debunked
The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has debunked industry claims of major impacts on the NSW industry due to the phase out of live sheep exports.
