Apparel fibre prices have been drifting lower during 2024, continuing a trend that began in 2023. Merino wool usually follows the lead of the wider
Currency played in the favour of wool buyers this week as weakness in the Australian dollar made the purchase price look more attractive to those
The sheep offtake has finally caught up with the general sentiment regarding the flock size. In this article, Mecardo looks at sheep and lamb offtakes
The wool market has now been in a relatively tight trading range since May last year with AWEX reporting that the EMI over this period
The issue of mulesing continues to be top of mind among apparel brands and their purchasing decisions. For Australian wool growers, this raises the issue
The wool markets on a roll, spinning another week of positive gains and lighting up the boards greener than a social media feed on National
In May,Mecardo looked at crossbred wool, noting how record volumes continued to put downward pressure on price, although the supply chain was absorbing the high
The wool market this week improved across the board, although 17.5 MPG and finer in Sydney posted minor losses. AWI report that the supply of
The 38,904 bales offering this week proved too much for the market to absorb without a further price decline. This coupled with a fall in
Discussion of wool consumption is something of a chicken and egg conundrum with regards to supply, what comes first, the production or the consumption? With
The wool market presented a softer tone this week with most Micron price guides easing slightly. Demand was weaker with fewer bales sold alongside a
Most merino and crossbred wool prices are struggling along at low levels, with the exception of the sub-16 micron categories. This article investigates merino price
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