It was “steady-as-she-goes” in the wool market this week, however, the stronger Au$ made wool more expensive for buyers. While the market started slowly on
This week we take a look at the gross value, volume, and price of fine merino wool sold in the first half of this season.
Consistency was key as the week began, with continued momentum as high-quality wool was sought after but as the week progressed, we saw an eventual
The supply of long staple merino wool continues to be well above year earlier levels for the broader merino categories, which poses some problems for
While the opening 2023 sales results varied depending on quality, it was a general feeling of satisfaction that despite global uncertainty the wool market posted
Longer run trends, by their nature, tend to be overlooked in the week to week or month to month discussion of markets because they are
The recent announcement by the Chinese government of an easing in the “zero” COVID 19 approach to managing the pandemic continued to flow through and
A couple of weeks ago; a prominent news outlet posted a rather dramatic article headlined with ‘plummeting wool price” and mention of a bloodbath week
The importance of China to the Australian wool market was dramatically reinforced this week, with an announcement by the Chinese government that the hard-line approach
Premiums for RWS wool burst upon the greasy wool market in October 2021, when Cape Wools began publishing weekly premiums being paid in the South
A wet winter/spring in eastern Australia combined with ongoing shearing issues has resulted in more wool than normal being either still on the back of
The wool market gains of last week evaporated this week with the market retracing all of the gains of the short-lived rally. The falls were
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