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Comment The week was highlighted by the designated Tasmanian sale. The offering was of mixed quality but included some very stylish fine and superfine wool. There is no doubt that many buyers are focusing on the mulesing status on these speciality types and those clips that were offered with RWS certification attracted very strong and […]
The sale was dominated by the feature Tasmanian offering. COMMENT All best fine wool keenly sought after. FLEECE Best non mulesed and RWS certified Tasmanian grown wool keenly sought after and up to 1% dearer All other descriptions very firm SKIRTINGS Similar trend to the fleece wool. The best Tasmanian skirtings were 1% dearer. All […]
Fine wool market very firm, broader slightly off. COMMENT 19.5 micron and finer closed around similar levels FLEECE 17.5 micron and finer fully firm 18.0/19.5 generally unchanged to slightly easier with some irregularity 20.0 / 22.0 micron 1 to 2% easier SKIRTINGS All good skirtings 18.5 micron and finer generally unchanged. Long staple length and […]
Market around about the same level. COMMENT There was more interest in the medium micron merinos with finer types fully firm. FLEECE 17.5 micron and finer best lots 1% dearer, others fully firm. 18.5 / 20.5 micron par to 1% dearer SKIRTINGS Best lots generally unchanged, average lots 1% easier OPEN TOP Keenly sought – […]
Market generally firm compared to Sydney and Melbourne COMMENT In a bit of an anomaly, the market has ignored the cheaper close in Fremantle last week to remain generally firm . FLEECE All generally firm. Better competition on the best specification lots. SKIRTINGS 17.5 micron and finer tending a little dearer, 18.0 and broader a […]
Comment A degree of panic buying emerged this week. There is no shortage of wool in general terms, with broker warehouses still holding more bales than this time last year. However, there is no doubt a shortage of fine wool and these types are more affected by this squeeze than the other types. There is […]
COMMENT Market settles around yesterday’s basis. Best fine wool still keenly sought. FLEECE 18.5 micron and finer best specification par to 1% dearer 18.5 micron and finer good to average specification unchanged 19.0 / 19.5 micron unchanged 20.0 / 21.0 micron 1% easier 21.5/22.0 micron unchanged SKIRTINGS Best lots all 1% dearer Others unchanged OPEN […]
Comment It was a very positive week for the Australian wool market. 44,000 bales were offered. This is 10% less than the indication last Friday and all types and descriptions were keenly sought after. The particular focus was on the finer microns. The Authentico Index values for 15.0 and 16.0 micron are now at the […]
COMMENT Market dearer as buyers scramble to accumulate wool with a particular focus on finer microns. FLEECE 18.0 micron and finer 2% dearer 18.5 to 19.5 micron up to 1% dearer 20.0 / 22.0 micron buyers favour SKIRTINGS 17.5 micron and finer 2% dearer 18.0 to 19.0 micron 1% dearer OPEN TOP Nominally 1% dearer. […]
COMMENT Market generally firm with some variability FLEECE 16.5 micron and finer 2 to 3% dearer in very limited supply 17.0 / 20.0 micron unchanged 20.5 / 22.0 micron up to 1% easier SKIRTINGS Better light fault skirtings very firm. Faulty and inferior types up to 1% easier OPEN TOP 17.5 micron and finer 1% […]