FUHRMANN NZ MARKET REPORT

Summary

Market cheaper.

Comment

South Island only offering 12,600 bales.  The selection consisted of 36% crossbred fleece wool, mainly good colour, 10% crossbred second shear 75/100mm and shorter very good colour, 20% halfbred fleece super style 22.0 to 29.0 micron, 15% associated oddments, 5% crossbred lambs, 10% merino fleece 16.0 to 21.0 micron and 4% miscellaneous types.  Main competition was again from South East Asia and China supported by Australasian carpet mills with limited support from the United Kingdom and Europe.

Fleece Wools

Good colour crossbred fleece up to 10% cheaper.

Average style crossbred fleece 5% cheaper.

Halfbred fleece up to 10% cheaper.

Second Shears

All descriptions generally 5% cheaper.

Oddments

All descriptions 5% cheaper.

Passings

29% Passed In.

Next Auction

North Island only, offering 7,100 bales, 3September 2020.