Wool

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Market Comment

Wool woes continue

The Australian wool market has suffered 12 weeks in a row without lifting. There was a late big withdrawal of wool on offer this week,

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Market Analysis

Wool prices this spring

When wool prices fall there are always questions as to why this has happened, less so than when they rise. With merino prices falling, and

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Market Analysis

Apparel fibre prices

It is nearly four months since Mecardo looked at apparel fibre prices. With the deterioration in the economic backdrop to the markets, it is time

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Market Analysis

Sheep flock and wool supply

The latest Australian Wool Forecasting Production Committee (AWPFC) wool projection is calling an increase in greasy wool production for this season of 4.9%, down from

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Market Analysis

Crossbred and manmade fibre prices

Crossbred wool prices continue to disappoint, with no positive news feeding back out of the supply chain. The failure of crossbred wool prices to recover

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Market Comment

Fine wools weighed down

There were some big falls again for finer wool types this week whilst the medium indicators remained relatively stable. Poor economic signals coming from China

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Market Analysis

16 micron prices and volumes

The structure of the greasy wool market has changed a lot during the past four decades, as farmers have responded to price signals which in

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – September 2022

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for September 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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Market Analysis

Carding and combing prices

The difference in price between carding and combing length wool prices historically has been useful in flagging periods of minimal downside risk for combing wool

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Market Comment

Broader types come out on top

In a reversal of the general trend over the past couple of years, buyer support was stronger for medium/broad wool types rather than the finer

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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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