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Erratic was the word used by AWEX to describe the wool market this week. In a mirror image of last week, the market opened weaker
Robert Herrmann
November 13, 2020
Erratic was the word used by AWEX to describe the wool market this week. In a mirror image of last week, the market opened weaker
Broad crossbred prices are reported to have picked up since early September in New Zealand so it seems like a good time to revisit prices
Week to week variations in the volume of wool offered for sale in Australia gets some blame in press reports for the price volatility seen
This week the uncertainty of the wool market was apparent. Despite unsubstantiated rumours of possible Chinese government import bans, the wool market bounded out of
Earlier this week Mecardo looked at 15-year micron premium and discounts using AWEX MPGs with a couple of finer micron categories added, in response to
A Mecardo reader recently requested some information on proportional micron premiums and discounts, so this article takes a look at ten year percentiles for micron
The rally ended this week as the softer tone towards the end of last week translated to a full-scale retreat from the beginning of sales
Fibre diameter is a major, if variable, driver of value in Merino wool prices. In turn, fibre diameter is responsive to changes in seasonal conditions,
Chinese domestic demand is the strongest part of the overall demand for wool at present as Europe and America continue to wrestle with COVID-19. This
This week the market bounded out of the blocks to record one of the biggest one day rises in the past 10 years, however exporters
Amongst the collapse and now partial recovery of greasy wool prices in 2020 micron premiums and discounts have been steadily widening in response to changing
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