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Market Analysis

Apparel fibre price update

Merino wool prices, except for the very fine micron categories, continue to drift along. Crossbred prices also continue to drift, at very low levels. This

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Market Comment

$146 million worse off

Smaller volumes this week meant that the national offering total year-to-date is essentially on par with the same time last year. As per AWEX reports,

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Market Comment

Wool market catches its breath

Prices at the finer end easing and broader categories firmer was a characteristic of both the Sydney and Melbourne markets this week, as has been

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Wool in shearing shed
Market Comment

Another week another slide

The EMI continued its recent downward trend, with a fifth week of softer prices. While the week closed with a slightly more positive trend, the

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Research: Analysis of the Australian sheep flock

In this report for LiveCorp and MLA, we analysed the historical trends in the demographics of the Australian sheep flock, examining domestic factors that influence farm-level enterprise decision making. 

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