
Merino momentum holds the high ground
This week wool market continued its vigorous upward trajectory with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing 41¢ to finish the week at 1,689 ¢/kg. This result

This week wool market continued its vigorous upward trajectory with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing 41¢ to finish the week at 1,689 ¢/kg. This result

The greasy wool market opened the New Year with a bang last week, as it does occasionally. This article takes a look at the opening

The Australian wool market returned from the Christmas and New Year recess with a strong re-rating across all selling centres, as buyers returned from the

Wool production and supply tends to be reported on a gross basis, which smooths over differences due to breed and other quality factors (such as

The Australian wool market concluded the final sale week of 2025 in unspectacular fashion. The Eastern Market Indicator finished the week at 1541¢/kg, down 1¢,

With the last wool auction sales being held this week in Australia, and South Africa auctions already in recess, it is timely to look at

In Australia, we tend to focus on our domestic wool production and changes to it in terms of volume and quality. Across the Tasman Sea,

The market moved higher this week, with the Eastern Market Indicator gaining 17¢ to 1521¢/kg clean, while the Western Market Indicator lifted 11¢ to 1676¢.

Given the latest round of debate about mulesing and pain relief, Mecardo has used wool sale data as a guide to the levels of non-mulesing

The market steadied this week after recent gains, with the Eastern Market Indicator easing 10¢ to 1504¢/kg clean. Fremantle was the only centre to gain,

Commentary on the greasy wool market often revolves around the volume of wool offered for sale in Australia, and a recent question to Mecardo asked

The wool market had another wild week, with the EMI lifting 56¢ to close at 1514¢/kg clean, taking the 2-week rise to 95¢. Amid the
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