The EMI had a slight fall this week as larger losses in fine and medium merino were offset by a strong week for crossbred wool and cardings in Sydney and Melbourne. Overall, the EMI fell by 10¢ to 1876¢, pass in rates remained relatively stable falling from 7.3% to 7% as did the AUD/USD exchange rate down 0.13¢ to 72.37¢ after strong gains the week before. The bale offering fell from 33,055 to 29,705 the lowest offering since the second week of November last year.
All Local market indicators fell this week with Sydney down by 8¢ to 1956¢, Melbourne was by 11¢ to 1823¢ and Fremantle by 22¢ to 2089¢.
In Sydney, Fine and medium merino was down across the board with 19 MPG down 20 to 2538¢, 19 MPG down 17¢ to 2331¢ and 20 MPG down by 34¢ to 2130¢. Crossbred wool 28 MPG raised 20¢ to 755¢ and Cardings gained 18¢ to 1154¢.
In Melbourne, 18 MPG was down 18¢ to 2494¢, 19 MPG was down by 22¢ to 2289¢ and 20 MPG was down by 31¢ to 2117¢. Crossbred wool was up across the board with 28 MPG up 25¢ to 730¢ as was cardings, climbing 5¢ to 1117¢.
In the west 18 MPG was down by 29¢ to 2502¢, 19 MPG was down by 15¢ to 2316¢ and 20 MPG was down by 28¢ to 2131¢. Cardings remained flat at 1137¢.
The price of synthetic fibres has been gaining for the past two months since the conflict in the Middle East began. Mecardo first looked into the relationship between the price of synthetics compared to natural fibres including wool in early March, shortly after the conflict began (Article available here) This week In Mecardo, Andrew Woods provides an update on how these prices are faring during the prolonged conflict (Article available here).
The week ahead….
This week the EMI fell despite the bale offering being the lowest in 7 months. Next week the bale offering is expected to rise slightly by 5.5% to 31,334.
Auctions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Sydney and Melbourne and on Tuesday only in Fremantle.
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
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Crossbred wool steady
All Local market indicators fell this week with Sydney down by 8¢ to 1956¢, Melbourne was by 11¢ to 1823¢ and Fremantle by 22¢ to 2089¢.
In Sydney, Fine and medium merino was down across the board with 19 MPG down 20 to 2538¢, 19 MPG down 17¢ to 2331¢ and 20 MPG down by 34¢ to 2130¢. Crossbred wool 28 MPG raised 20¢ to 755¢ and Cardings gained 18¢ to 1154¢.
In Melbourne, 18 MPG was down 18¢ to 2494¢, 19 MPG was down by 22¢ to 2289¢ and 20 MPG was down by 31¢ to 2117¢. Crossbred wool was up across the board with 28 MPG up 25¢ to 730¢ as was cardings, climbing 5¢ to 1117¢.
In the west 18 MPG was down by 29¢ to 2502¢, 19 MPG was down by 15¢ to 2316¢ and 20 MPG was down by 28¢ to 2131¢. Cardings remained flat at 1137¢.
The price of synthetic fibres has been gaining for the past two months since the conflict in the Middle East began. Mecardo first looked into the relationship between the price of synthetics compared to natural fibres including wool in early March, shortly after the conflict began (Article available here) This week In Mecardo, Andrew Woods provides an update on how these prices are faring during the prolonged conflict (Article available here).
The week ahead….
This week the EMI fell despite the bale offering being the lowest in 7 months. Next week the bale offering is expected to rise slightly by 5.5% to 31,334.
Auctions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Sydney and Melbourne and on Tuesday only in Fremantle.
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Dollar drop supports market
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
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
Another big drop in volumes
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
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