In the same week that US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in San Francisco at the APEC summit, US and Chinese
Discussions about changes in the Australian sheep flock and wool clip tend to be focussed on the total or overall clip/flock. However, the flock is
The wool market, much like many other businesses in Australia, was not firing on all cylinders after the Melbourne Cup. Wednesday’s bidding was less than
Auction sales volumes and AWTA core test volumes are running well ahead of this time last season. Shearing and delivery of wool to store has
The largest national wool offering to the market since August allowed buyers to relax their bidding and resulted in prices dipping slightly. Shearing is well
In April, Mecardo looked at the relationship between rainfall and sheep sales to abattoirs (offtake) and opined that the coming spring was unlikely to be
The Eastern Market indicator was unchanged this week as strong bidding for higher-quality fleece was balanced out by discounts for less-than-ideal lots. As wool supply
With a dry winter and spring in many regions in 2023, seasonal conditions are markedly different to a year ago. Wool reflects the conditions it
Keen competition for Merino fleece underpinned an 11¢ rise in the EMI to 1,139 ¢/kg clean this week. This encouraged sellers and resulted in good
Pressure continues to flow upstream along the supply chain for sheep farmers to adopt, or really demonstrate adoption, of certain farm management processes which suits
The market slid lower this week, with all sections struggling to maintain recent levels. The crossbred section ended its recent run of stronger prices to
Crossbred prices have picked up since mid-year after three years of badly underperforming the general apparel fibre complex. This article takes a look at the
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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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