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COMMENT Continued volatility with a cheaper market today. FLEECE Best fleece with low CVH and low VM, 1% easier. All other descriptions 2% easier. SKIRTINGS All descriptions 1% easier OPEN TOP 1% cheaper in a small selection.
COMMENT Market dearer in strong general competition. Perhaps more widespread than the activity yesterday. FLEECE All descriptions generally 2% dearer. SKIRTINGS All descriptions 1% dearer OPEN TOP All description par to 1% dearer.
COMMENT The market closed around about with the most interest still on good specification. The excess supply of overlong wool is impacting on the market. FLEECE All best specification types 18.0 micron and finer fully firm, Italian interests dominating. Good to average Chinese specification 18.0 micron and finer 1% easier 18.5 micron fully firm 19.0 […]
Comment Prices in USD remained fairly flat this week while edging lower again in local values. Chinese demand, needed to support the general offering, is spasmodic at best and failing to provide the competition needed to steady the market. There is no clear indication from China, and this is encouraging the negative sentiment. The better […]
COMMENT The market closed generally quite firm. FLEECE 16.5 micron and finer still quite irregular due to variable quality. Best lots were 1% dearer, inferior lots 1% easier. 17.5 micron harder to buy, trending upwards. All others unchanged to slightly in buyer’s favour. SKIRTINGS Best skirtings with low VM generally unchanged OPEN TOP Slightly easier […]
COMMENT Good types suitable for the Italian market were well supported and trending upwards for the better non mulesed clips. All other descriptions were a little easier with inferior fine wool the most affected. FLEECE Best Italian types 15.5 to 19.5 micron unchanged Inferior 16.5 / 17.5 micron 3% easier All other descriptions 1% easier […]
Comment Prices eased across all categories this week. The better specification merino types between 17.5 and 19.5 were the least affected. With a large portion of the clip now tending to be over long, buyers are looking to the shorter, more even length types that are often less than 12 months growth, in order to […]
Comment Prices eased in local currency this week after the very positive performance last week. The benchmark AWEX EMI was only 3c lower in USD terms with the Australian dollar strengthening against the USD. The ultrafine market was strong in a better quality and larger offering. 14.5 to 15.5 micron were particularly well sought after. […]
COMMENT Market a little easier again but better lots were least affected. FLEECE 15.5 / 16.0 micron fully firm 16.5 / 18.5 micron best lots were firm 16.5 / 18.5 micron average specification 2% easier 19.0 / 21.5 micron 1 to 2% easier with low VM least affected SKIRTINGS All descriptions up to 1% easier […]
COMMENT Market settles lower after last week’s extraordinary rise. FLEECE 15.5 / 16.0 micron fully firm 16.5 micron 2 to 3% easier 17.0 / 21.5 micron better type and specification lots were 1% easier 17.0 / 21.5 micron longer and tender types 2% easier SKIRTINGS All descriptions 1% easier OPEN TOP Fully firm