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Comment Fine wool types were back in favour this week. All descriptions 18.5 micron and finer were the focus. Low vegetable matter is still key to the strongest competition as buyers continue to focus on both the very best lots and also the shorter, tender types for knitting. The skirting market followed suit with the […]
Good market tone, especially light fault types and with a focus on 18.5 micron and finer. COMMENT Light fault and better types are still keenly sought after. FLEECE 16.0/ 16.5 micron a full 1% dearer 17.0 / 18.5 micron best 1% dearer, others fully firm 19.0/21.5 micron generally sellers favour with keenest interest on light […]
Comment The trade focus is now on vegetable matter with the better specification fleece tested with less than 1.5% VM attracting the most competition. The market remains extremely resilient at this level with some variability based only on quality. Fine wool prices are traditionally more volatile at this time of the year which is in […]
Good overall market. COMMENT Light fault and better types are still keenly sought after. FLEECE All best descriptions with light fault 1% dearer All 17.5/18.5 micron including tender types 1% dearer All other descriptions generally firm with the light fault lots attracting strong competition. SKIRTINGS Good skirtings 18.5 micron and finer 1% dearer OPEN TOP […]
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 As the market settled a little this week, the passed in rate and the rate in which wool was withdrawn prior to sale increased.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 […]