34 micron prices low against polyester staple fibres

Wool fleece

Broad crossbred prices continue to plumb new lows, a mere five years after they had spent five years (2010 to 2015) trading at stratospheric levels. This article takes a look at an Australian 34 micron prices series and its relationship to polyester staple fibre prices. In Figure 1 a 34 micron price series from Australian […]

Is there money in $446 Ewes?

Lots of herded sheep in a pen

Last week saw a new online record set on Auctionsplus of $446/head for some scanned in-lamb first cross ewes. The rise in breeder prices is no doubt in response to abundant feed in destocked areas, here we’ll take a look at how we might justify such a price for ewes. It wasn’t just one lot […]