AUSTRALIAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT - The Schneider Group

Comment

It was another very positive result for wool prices at the Australian auction centres this week. The improved superfine offering available across both the Sydney and Melbourne sales, were keenly sought after. Chinese activity was positive and focused on the 16.0 to 18.5 micron and finer range while the Italian sector competed for the small selection of quality superfine clips in the same micron spread. There is no doubt that some are concerned with supply of the better fine wools and buyer competition was strong for these clips, particularly those quality NM clips with a certification like Authentico and RWS. At the same time, the Chinese interest was on the more standard fine wool types, and this helped to lift the whole market. Prices have now improved weekly for the past couple of months, a very encouraging sign for the industry. It was not only the specialist fine wools that were in demand. All types and descriptions ended the week dearer while the Australian dollar also increased in value against the USD making the market movement even more pronounced for our major customer, China. The AWEX EMI was just under 3% dearer in USD terms, for the week.

AWEX Eastern Indicator compared with 12/09/25

Eastern Indicator

Close: 1344

Change in +1.9%

Authentico Index Values

15 Micron

Close: 2806

Change in %: +0.1

16 Micron

Close: 2232

Change in %: +3.4

17 Micron

Close: 2135

Change in %: +5.7

18 Micron

Close: 2020

Change in %: +3.7

19 Micron

Close: 1818

Change in %: +0.7

Authentico Indicator

Close: 2155

Change in %: +3.5

Forecast

The improved selection is certainly increasing the range of buyers who are active resulting in fewer bales available for the bulk of the Chinese market. We’ll see if the current wool conference in China will result in strong demand around these levels. This will soon tell us if the market will continue with the current trend.

Auction offering – current week

Market	Sale	Offered	Sold	Passed In
North	S 12	8929	8746	2.0%
South	M 12	14117	13397	5.1%
West	F 12	5260	5028	4.4%

Auction offering – next week

Market	Sale	Sale days	Volume
North	S13	T / W	10084
South	M13	T / W	15178
West	F13	T	5359

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