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VM discounts
In November Mecardo looked at discounts for vegetable fault, as the market moved into its seasonal low period of supply for this fault. Now the
Andrew Woods
April 12, 2022
In November Mecardo looked at discounts for vegetable fault, as the market moved into its seasonal low period of supply for this fault. Now the
The big news this week was an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in South Africa, and in response China swiftly banned imports of wool from South
Seasonal conditions have been generally good in most sheep regions, almost too good in some regions since Mecardo last looked at the sheep and lamb
Apparel fibres tend to trend and cycle in unison, unless some particular factor pushes a fibre onto a different path. With this framework of apparel
The Australian wool market continued to decline this week, although AWEX reported that there were positive signs in the final selling day at all three
Vegetable matter (VM) has been mentioned often in recent greasy wool market reports as an issue, especially for the broader merino categories. This article takes
Seasonal price patterns can be useful when making a decision to hold wool back from sale or to push it into sale, but they are
The Australian wool market recorded falls across the board this week, in tandem with a large rise in the Aussie dollar. AWEX reported that the
The article earlier this week looked at non-mulesed and RWS premiums. RWS is one of a range of quality systems, so in this article Mecardo
The demand for RWS accredited wool continues to develop, with large premiums paid in the greasy wool market in South Africa, Australia and presumably also
The wool market was mostly weaker this week although some of the indicators posted modest gains. AWEX reported that good style wools carrying less than
Energy prices have jumped this season with crude oil up in Australian dollar terms from $70 last season to $108 per barrel to February. Energy
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