AUSTRALIAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

Comment

The various markets are offering variable wool types. The selection in Sydney is primarily 19.5 micron and finer, high yield and with a reasonable supply of spinner style with good specification. These clips, especially when certified to a QA program like RWS or Authentico, are selling at levels well above the market averages. And, so they should be. The Melbourne offering has selected pockets of stylish and certified fine wool, but the overwhelming majority of the offering is long staple length and 19.5 micron and broader. Just the wool types that are not selling that well at the moment and this is impacting on the general market mood. Despite this, the best fine wool continues to be well sought after. Skirting wools are still in keen demand for knitting types, especially the better prepared skirtings with low VM.

AWEX Eastern Indicator compared with 25/09/26

Eastern Indicator

Close: 1819

Change in % -1.4

Authentico Index Values

15 Micron

Close: 3327

Change in %: -0.4

16 Micron

Close: 3001

Change in %: -3.1

17 Micron

Close: 2944

Change in %: -1.1

18 Micron

Close: 2834

Change in %: +0.7

19 Micron

Close: 2543

Change in %:  unchanged

Authentico Indicator

Close: 2921

Change in %: -0.8

Forecast

A public holiday next Monday will see the Sydney sale shift to Wednesday and Thursday. Melbourne will maintain the usual Tuesday and Wednesday format while Fremantle will sell on Tuesday only. National numbers fall below 30,000 bales again.

Traders are reporting of a slight improvement in demand over recent days.

Auction offering – current week

Market	Sale	Offered	Sold	Passed In
North	S 14	7743	7215	6.8%
South	M 14	16101	13733	14.7%
West	F 14	3870	3154	18.5%

Auction offering – next week

Market	Sale	Sale days	Volume
North	S 15	W / T	7145
South	M 15	T / W	17992
West	F 15	T	4424

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