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Summary Market continues to align with Australian levels. Comment The South Island auction this week featured the beginning of mid-micron wools on offer and also a selection of early shorn merino wools and crutchings. However the offering was again affected by a large number of lots withdrawn prior to the sale or passed in for […]
Summary Market generally eases. Comment North Island offered 7,600 bales and South Island offered 8,300 bales today. The selection consisted of 65% good/average colour crossbred second shear and fleece wool, 34.0 to 38.0 micron, 10% end of season lambs, generally average colour with some good colour in the South Island, 10% new season halfbred fleece […]
Summary Market fully firm by the end of the sale. Comment North Island only offering 7,600 bales today. The selection consisted of 60% good/average second shear and early shorn fleece 34.0 to 38.0 micron, 10% good/average colour fleece wool, 35.0 micron & coarser, 15% end of season lambs, generally average colour with the balance consisting […]
Summary Market finds a new level. Comment The market appears to have found its level in recent weeks and as a consequence moved within a small price range for coarser wools. There was also a small offering of mid micron wools available today which showed a dramatic readjustment on last levels which were several months […]
Summary Market reasonably firm. Comment South Island only offering 8,000 bales today. The selection consisted of 40% good/average colour ewe fleece, 34.0 to 38.0 micron, 30% good/average colour second shears and hoggets, 31.0 to 38.0 micron with the balance consisting of associated fleece, shears, lamb fleece and oddments, mostly average colour This week’s auction prices […]
Summary Market struggles. Comment North Island only offering 7,000 bales today. The selection consisted of 20% good/average colour ewe fleece, 34.0 to 38.0 micron, 50% good/average colour second shears, 35.0 to 38.0 micron with the balance consisting of associated fleece, shears, lamb fleece and oddments, mostly average colour This week’s auction followed the same trend […]
Summary Market relatively stable. Comment The New Zealand sales followed on with the first South Island offering post lockdown 7,000 bales for sale. The selection consisted of good/average colour ewe fleece, 34.0 to 38.0 micron, mainly good colour second shears, 35.0 to 38.0 micron and associated fleece, shear and lamb oddments. Even with a reduced […]
Summary First South Island sale post lockdown. Comment This week saw the first wool sale in the South Island since the country went into lockdown at the end of March due to the Covid-19 virus. The selection at this week’s sale was a reflection of wools that were available at the end of March as […]
Summary Market cheaper post lock down. Comment The New Zealand sales resumed today for the first time since 19 March with the North Island only offering 7,000 bales. The selection consisted of 10% good/average colour ewe fleece, 34.0 to 38.0 micron, 40% good colour second shears, 35.0 to 38.0 micron, 25% lambs fleece, 29.0 to […]
Summary No wool sales in New Zealand this week. Comment Due to the Covid-19 virus, the New Zealand government has introduced an Alert Level 4. This level means that all non-essential businesses are closed and we are working from home where possible. All movement from Brokers Woolstores to Woolscours and Dump Stores has been affected […]