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July – August 2019 CHINA Due to smaller production on new cocoons, which is 30/40% less than last year, the price of raw silk increased 30% from mid July. Good materials are limited both on mulberry and tussah. As the silk quilts business rebound, the prices of kibiso and tussah cocoons increased 20% even […]
July – August 2019 CHINA After a crazy collecting period during the last 2 to 3 months, the traders now have enough stock. At the same time, demand is still not good. The price of cashmere is 10% less than July 2018. Compared with prices in June, the situation is basically unchanged. For finer […]
COMMENT The fleece market firmed 25/30 cents today across all microns. 12% passed in and 8% withdrawn FLEECE 18.5 + 25cents, 19.5 +30 cents, 20.5 + 30 cents, 21.5 +30 cents. SKIRTINGS Skirtings were 25/30 cents dearer for the better style and also the faultier types. OPEN TOP Open tops were 30cents dearer CARDINGS Locks […]
COMMENT Fleece wool came under better demand and made gains of 10/20 cents. There was also a better selection of Spring wool held over for the taxation sale. 22% was withdrawn prior to sale however the passed in rate fell to just 7% compared to 40% last week FLEECE 18.5 + 10 cents, 19.5 – […]
COMMENT Fleece 10 cents dearer, skirtings 20 cents dearer, open tops 20 cents cheaper. FLEECE Fleece firmed today after yesterday’s heavy falls. Better spec lots were up to 20 cents dearer, while other types remained firm. Fleece had a very high passed-in rate of 58.7%. SKIRTINGS Skirtings were generally 20 cents dearer on a very […]
COMMENT Fleece 50-70 cents cheaper, skirtings 100 cents cheaper, open tops 25 cents cheaper. FLEECE Prices for fleece were around 50-70 cents cheaper today, with poor spec and fine wools the most affected. Grower resistance evident today with very high passed-in rate. Fleece again had a very high passed-in rate of 53.9%. SKIRTINGS Skirtings again […]
COMMENT Fleece 20 cents cheaper, skirtings 40-50 cents cheaper, open tops 25 cents cheaper. FLEECE Prices for fleece were around 10-20 cents cheaper today, with poor spec wools most affected. It was noticeable that demand for better spec wools was strong and these types sold at similar levels to yesterday. Fleece again had a very […]
April 2019 CHINA Due to high prices during the last cashmere season, cashmere demand declined noticeably compared to July 2018. During February and March 2019, prices had reduced slightly. However, once the newly harvested greasy cashmere entered the market in April 2019, prices increased once again reaching the high levels of December 2019. Momentarily the […]
April 2019 CHINA The new mulberry cocoons came out from Guanxi Province in April of this year. The price is 30% lower compared to last year while production is 35% lower than last year. The market for raw silk shrank noticeably during the last season therefore farmers stopped seeding their silkworms. This leads to a […]
COMMENT Fleece cheaper by 20 cents, skirtings and open tops firm. FLEECE Fleece prices were generally 20 cents cheaper today. Fleece had a passed-in rate of 25.9%. SKIRTINGS Skirtings were generally firm to slightly dearer today. OPEN TOP Open tops were generally unchanged.