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Better market tone with improved competition. COMMENT Buyers keenly competing on good types, particularly fleece wool 19.5 micron and broader with low VM. FLEECE 19.0 micron and finer fully firm 19.5 micron and broader 1% dearer with light fault most affected. SKIRTINGS Good skirtings very firm OPEN TOP All descriptions firm
Better specification, light fault types firm. Others a little cheaper in a large offering. COMMENT Australian dollar remains strong against the USD. Higher passed in rate overall but the clearance rate for NM declared lots appears better than the average. FLEECE All 16.5 micron and finer remain keenly sought after and tending dearer in limited […]
Comment We are still seeing large national offerings. As the market settled a little this week, the passed in rate and the rate in which wool was withdrawn prior to sale increased. This time last week 48,000 bales were expected to go under the hammer, in the end only 40,000 were sold. The biggest passed […]
Fine wool market a little easier while the broader end hold’s firm. COMMENT Another large national offering. FLEECE 15.5 micron remains extreme and very keenly sought after 16.0 / 19.5 micron better specification were 1% easier, while those more inferior were 1 to 2% easier 20.0 / 21.5 micron par to slightly easier SKIRTINGS 18.5 […]
Comment The market attention shifted towards the medium and broader merino types this week. While not for the first time, there was word around of pending Chinese uniform orders. There was obvious interest coming from outside of China, even if in small volume, it was enough competition to stimulate the market. There is also the […]
Market dearer. COMMENT Main focus has shifted towards the medium to broader micron merino types with light fault types most affected. FLEECE 16.0 micron in limited supply remains extreme, plus 2%. 16.5 / 17.5 micron fully firm 18.0 / 19.0 micron 1% dearer 19.5 / 21.5 micron 2% dearer SKIRTINGS 17.5 micron and finer fully […]
Fine wool in strong demand. COMMENT Large supply of generally faulty broad merinos failed to gain full support and closed cheaper. FLEECE 17.5 micron and finer nominally very firm 18.0 / 18.5 micron 0.5% dearer 19.0 micron firm 19.5 micron 1% easier 20.0 / 21.5 micron up to 3% easier SKIRTINGS 17.5 micron and finer […]
Market dearer with fine wool the most in demand. COMMENT All descriptions dearer. FLEECE 18.5 micron and finer 3% dearer 19.0 / 21.0 micron 2% dearer SKIRTINGS 17.5 micron and finer 3% dearer 18.5 / 19.5 micron 2% dearer OPEN TOP Followed the trend of the skirtings in small supply.
Comment Sales have resumed after the Easter recess. The market remains keenest on the finer types and also the shorter knitting types and all cardings. The medium and broader fleece are deteriorating in terms of quality and dominate the offering in terms of volume. There is no doubt the inferior quality on offer is impacting […]
Fine market firm, broader easier COMMENT In a generally poor and broader micron offering, the fine types remain keenly sought after. FLEECE 19.0 micron and finer better lots very firm, inferior lots a little easier 19.5 / 21.5 micron 1% easier with 19.5 / 20.0 most affected. SKIRTINGS Better skirtings nominally firm OPEN TOP 17.5 […]