EASTERN AUSTRALIAN MARKET REPORT

COMMENT.

A very firm market with competition moving to the fleece wool with higher VM, which represented better value. There is a particular focus on the better yielding wools. 

FLEECE

European types, insufficient to quote but nominally very firm.

All VM1.0 types (FNF) were very firm. LB types (VM2) and B fault (VM4) were 1% dearer as the focus shifted to types that represented better fair value. 

SKIRTINGS

17.5 micron and finer firm

18.5/19.5 micron 0.5% dearer

OPEN TOP

0.5% dearer.