NEW ZEALAND MARKET REPORT
Summary Extremely limited selection of finer wools. Comment There were very few fine wools on offer at this weeks sale in Christchurch. Too few to quote with any meaning.
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Summary Extremely limited selection of finer wools. Comment There were very few fine wools on offer at this weeks sale in Christchurch. Too few to quote with any meaning.
Summary Market eases slightly. Comment South Island offering 4,600 bales and the North Island offering 9,000 bales. The selection consisted of 70% ewe and hogget fleece, 32.0 to 38.0 micron, 15% early shorn and hogget second shear, 31.0 to 38.0 micron, 10% oddments and 5% miscellaneous types. There was keen widespread competition with Australasian carpet […]
Summary Market eases on the back of a limited selection. Comment In what can only be described as a very limited offering the New Zealand fine wool market fell this week in comparison to the last sale held in Christchurch. Fine wools fell between 3 and 8%. Halfbreds also fell this week by a similar […]
Summary Market generally easier. Comment South Island only selling today with 5,600 bales on offer. The selection consisted of 40% ewe hogget fleece, 31.0 to 35.0 micron, 25% ewe fleece, 36.0 to 40.0 micron, 13% early shorn/hogget second shear 31.0 o 38.0 micron and 7% associated oddments. Also on offer was 5% merino and halfbred […]
Summary Shorter wools dearer, fleece wools buyers favour. Comment North Island only selling today with 7,000 bales on offer. The selection consisted of 30% hogget fleece, 31.0 to 35.0 micron, 15% ewe fleece, 36.0 to 40.0 micron, 35% early shorn/hogget second shear, 31.0 to 38.0 micron, 15% associated oddments and 5% miscellaneous types. Keen widespread […]
Summary Market stronger. Comment The auction today was held at the Canterbury A&P Show today allowing the opportunity to showcase the auction process to growers and other show attendees some of which will never have witnessed a wool auction before. The New Zealand fine wool market was much stronger when compared to the last sale […]
Summary Market dearer. Comment South Island only selling today with 8,200 bales on offer. The selection consisted of 65% ewe and hogget fleece, 33.0 to 38.0 micron, 12% merinos including carding types, 8% Halfbred & Corriedale fleece and 15% ewe and hogget oddments. Widespread competition with China main and support from Europe, the United Kingdom, […]
Summary Market dearer. Comment North Island only selling today with 5,200 bales on offer. The selection consisted of predominantly hogget fleece and shears, 32.0 to 35.0 micron, good colour, some crossbred fleece and shears 36.0 micron and coarser, good and good to average colour. Again widespread competition with China main and support from Europe, United […]
Summary Once again the New Zealand market fell when compared to last Christchurch sale but in line with the Australian market. Comment The fine wool selection selling in New Zealand today was dominated by hogget wools and while there were some well grown wools available there was also a selection of finer tender wools throughout […]
Summary Market continues to ease for finer wools while coarser wool firmed. Comment South Island selling 8,500 bales and North Island offering 8,200 bales. Total 16,700 bales on offer. Both islands predominantly offering hogget fleece and shears 30 to 35 micron good colour. South Island 10% merino fleece 16 to 22 micron, 15% mid micron […]
