The concerns reported in the wool market last week seemed to dissipate as wool auctions this week steadied.
The finer types recovered the falls of last week, while minimal movements were observed for the rest of the market.
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) gained just 2ȼ for the week to close at 1,339ȼ. The Australian dollar was stronger to settle at US$0.72, which resulted in the EMI, in US dollar terms, posting a 12ȼ lift to settle at 975ȼ.
Fremantle selling last finished strongly with the Western Market Indicator (WMI) gaining 10ȼ cents to 1370ȼ. Fremantle sold 4,212 bales with just 555 bales passed in.
AWEX reported that a strong finish was observed in Fremantle sales on Thursday, this is generally a good sign for the prospects of the market next week.
AWEX reported the national offering was slightly reduced this week with 36,846 bales offered, 3,700 fewer than last week. A reduced national pass-in rate of 11.2% eventuated, resulting in 32,708 bales selling, 1268 more than last week. The average clearance of bales per week for the season to date is 32,119, below last season’s average clearance of 34,186 bales.
The opening day saw buyers push prices higher as demand returned, this was most noticeable in the 17 to 18 micron ranges, although all merino types received increased attention. In Melbourne, the 17 & 18 MPG lifted 37 & 28ȼ respectively, while the 19 & 21 MPG were +7ȼ and +15ȼ.
The crossbred indicators were in general slightly firmer, however the 26 MPG again was softer losing 11ȼ for the week.
Cardings were cheaper in all centres, Fremantle was down 18ȼ, while in Melbourne the indicator fell 4ȼ and 14ȼ in Sydney.
This week on Mecardo (view article here), Andrew Woods dives into what has happened in recent decades as the prices of merino wool and lamb relative to their larger peer commodities have increased. Why this has happened is an interesting question from a range of perspectives. With the collapse of crossbred wool prices in mind, understanding the foundations of higher relative prices helps with assessing longer term price risk. This article takes a preliminary look at changes in the Australian merino production since the collapse of the Reserve Price Scheme.
The week ahead….
Next week Fremantle, Melbourne & Sydney are all selling on Tuesday & Wednesday, with a similar offering of 42,755 bales currently rostered.
Premiums for quality assured wool, non-mulesed wool, are the bright light in the wool market at present, with feedback continuing to indicate demand in excess
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Market shrugs off concerns
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) gained just 2ȼ for the week to close at 1,339ȼ. The Australian dollar was stronger to settle at US$0.72, which resulted in the EMI, in US dollar terms, posting a 12ȼ lift to settle at 975ȼ.
Fremantle selling last finished strongly with the Western Market Indicator (WMI) gaining 10ȼ cents to 1370ȼ. Fremantle sold 4,212 bales with just 555 bales passed in.
AWEX reported that a strong finish was observed in Fremantle sales on Thursday, this is generally a good sign for the prospects of the market next week.
AWEX reported the national offering was slightly reduced this week with 36,846 bales offered, 3,700 fewer than last week. A reduced national pass-in rate of 11.2% eventuated, resulting in 32,708 bales selling, 1268 more than last week. The average clearance of bales per week for the season to date is 32,119, below last season’s average clearance of 34,186 bales.
The opening day saw buyers push prices higher as demand returned, this was most noticeable in the 17 to 18 micron ranges, although all merino types received increased attention. In Melbourne, the 17 & 18 MPG lifted 37 & 28ȼ respectively, while the 19 & 21 MPG were +7ȼ and +15ȼ.
The crossbred indicators were in general slightly firmer, however the 26 MPG again was softer losing 11ȼ for the week.
Cardings were cheaper in all centres, Fremantle was down 18ȼ, while in Melbourne the indicator fell 4ȼ and 14ȼ in Sydney.
This week on Mecardo (view article here), Andrew Woods dives into what has happened in recent decades as the prices of merino wool and lamb relative to their larger peer commodities have increased. Why this has happened is an interesting question from a range of perspectives. With the collapse of crossbred wool prices in mind, understanding the foundations of higher relative prices helps with assessing longer term price risk. This article takes a preliminary look at changes in the Australian merino production since the collapse of the Reserve Price Scheme.
The week ahead….
Next week Fremantle, Melbourne & Sydney are all selling on Tuesday & Wednesday, with a similar offering of 42,755 bales currently rostered.
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