Wool

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Merino sheep in Tasmania
Market Comment

A better feel to the market

The wool market reversed the eight consecutive days falling trend to post a strong result which remained in play for the duration of sales, in

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – November 2022

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for November 2022. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important

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Sheep being shorn for wool
Market Comment

Wool market softer with stronger Au$

The softer wool market trend continued which resulted in one of the lowest weekly clearance rates for some time. The Sydney designated Super-fine sale produced

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Market Analysis

RWS volumes and premiums

Since mid-2021 premiums for RWs accredited wool have been substantial both here in Australia and in South Africa (the bulk supplier of merino RWS wool).

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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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