Market Analysis
2025-26 merino prices and volumes
The 2025-26 season has been one of those seasons where wool prices staged a strong rising price cycle, against a backdrop of a falling merino
Andrew Woods
June 30, 2026
The 2025-26 season has been one of those seasons where wool prices staged a strong rising price cycle, against a backdrop of a falling merino
An increase in supply and a softer market pushed prices lower this week, as the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) dropped 46¢ to 1943¢. The bale
The wool industry has the habit of stewing in a state of angst over its lost position as a major fibre. This has arguably been
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) rose again this week, up 10¢ to 1989¢, amidst the smallest national offering for the past 12 months. Supply continues
With the combination of high wool prices, high sheep meat prices and a rebound in skin prices, interest in calculating the best value pathway (shear
An uptick in supply couldn’t halt Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) progress, as the EMI improved again this week. This week the United States Dollar (USD)
Crossbred wool prices have endured a torrid time since 2020. Unlike merino, crossbred prices did not bounce back strongly in 2021 following the initial impact
This week the wool bale offering was lower, with a Western Australian public holiday pausing auctions in Fremantle for the week. The offering of 23,413
It is a year since Mecardo last looked at the very fine edge of the merino micron distribution in terms of price and volume. Quite
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) jumped this week as buyers bid strongly in a tighter supplied market. The EMI was up 54¢ to finish at
Sheep meat prices (a weighted average of lamb and mutton) in 2026 are tracking at their best levels in deflated terms at least since 1980,
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) saw a small rise this week and crossbred wool and cardings rose for the second week in a row. Offsetting
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