AUSTRALIAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

Comment

There was not much change in the market this week. Despite there being little to celebrate in terms of demand prior to the sale, the market continues to outperform expectations. It was obvious from the opening day that, even if the market was a little flat, competition seemed more widespread with a larger range of buyers interested in accumulating slowly. It was a better market tone. As the sale progressed, this eventuated into higher prices. The sale result on Thursday, when Melbourne sold in isolation, was better with most types and descriptions dearer. It’s hard to gauge the finer micron types when the selection is really quite poor in terms of quality and quantity. The fine and superfine types, with the exception of a few selected clips, are ordinary and not particularly suitable for our European clients. So, any consideration of the various fine wool market indicators should be viewed cautiously. Our 15.0-micron Authentico Indicator has remained unchanged for a few weeks now. The reason being, that there are none available to report on.

AWEX Eastern Indicator compared with 17/03/2022

Eastern Indicator

Close: 1318

Change in % +0.07

Authentico Index Values

15 Micron

Close: 3851

Change in %: unch

16 Micron

Close: 2948

Change in %: -1.8

17 Micron

Close: 2588

Change in %: -2.3

18 Micron

Close: 2226

Change in %: +2.1

19 Micron

Close: 1885

Change in %:  +2.0

Authentico Indicator

Close: 2607

Change in %: -0.4

Forecast

Sale volumes remain quite robust, with another sale pushing 50,000 bales to be offered next week. This hasn’t troubled the market recently so we should see similar levels again for another week or two.

Auction offering – current week

Market	Sale	Offered	Sold	Passed In
North	S 38	9257	8687	6.2%
South	M 38	23505	21521	8.4%
West	F 38	7462	6741	9.7%

Auction offering – next week

Market	Sale	Sale days	Volume
North	S 39	T / W	12499
South	M 39	T / W / T	26296
West	F 39	T / W	10706

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