COVID issues causing bottlenecks in the US

Black Cattle

When the Coronavirus crisis emerged there was plenty of concern surrounding the virus infecting abattoir workers and closing processors. Fortunately, Australia has thus far avoided impacts on processing capacity, but in the US we are seeing falling cattle prices and rising beef prices as bottlenecks emerge. Nearly 1 million Americans have been infected with Coronavirus, […]

Apparel fibre prices – what’s going on?

Female wool classer in shearing shed

Given the turmoil in world economies and the consequent effect on wool prices, it is time to check on the performance of other apparel fibre prices. This article takes a look at the performance of apparel fibre prices in US dollar terms since early January 2020. Given that apparel fibre prices trade at markedly different […]