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Comment There was an increase in quantity this week and the market couldn’t quite hold the levels as we head into the recess period. Exporters were reluctant to build stock and hold it over the recess period while sales have slowed a little. The few new season superfine wools that have come onto the market […]
Comment For the third week in a row there has been minimal movement in the market, especially for good quality, certified wool. It is an historically quiet period of the year for demand as it’s in between seasonal production requirements. Too late for the next northern winter and too early for the northern hemisphere 2027 […]
COMMENT. The market was a little easier today as we move towards the three-week recess. From all reports, trading activity has slowed a little which is typical for this period of the year. FLEECE All fleece generally 0.5 to 1% easier. SKIRTINGS Good light fault skirtings 0.5% easier. OPEN TOP All descriptions 1% easier.
COMMENT. The market was essentially unchanged today in a very small national offering. No Fremantle auctions this week. FLEECE Good fleece 18.5 / 19.5 micron was sellers favour, all others very firm. SKIRTINGS Fully firm. OPEN TOP All descriptions unchanged in a small selction.
Comment It was a significantly better market tone this week with the focus again on the better yielding, better quality wools. Prices didn’t move much over the course of the sale but certainly rallied to close at the highest level of the week. AWEX Eastern Indicator compared with 03/07/26 Eastern Indicator Close: 1909 Change in […]
COMMENT. The upward trend continued today. All descriptions very firm or slightly harder to buy. FLEECE The selected best Italian types 17.0/18.5 micron very firm. Average types and descriptions – 16.5 / 17.5 micron very firm 18.5 micron +1% 19.0 / 19.5 micron par to 0.5% dearer 20.0 / 20.5 micron 0.5 to 1.0% dearer. […]
COMMENT. It was a much better market tone today when compared to that of the past two weeks. FLEECE The selected best Italian types are particularly well supported with 17.0 to 18.0 micron in the keenest demand. Better yielding, low VM fleece were 0.5% dearer with 18.0 to 19.0 micron most affected. All […]
Comment Better merino wools, while in small supply, continue to sell well in comparison to the general market. Prices fell on Tuesday by around 1 to 1.5% on average, but we felt that the market was much better on Wednesday than what has been reported. Prices opened unchanged on Wednesday and rallied to the highest […]
Comment The last sale of the 2025/2026 wool selling program ended on a negative tone. Although, with prices around 60% higher over the season, it was not necessarily a bad result. Growers who offered wool this week were prepared to take a risk with a little over 16% of the offering passed in and held […]
Comment Again, not a lot of change in the merino wool market this week with the focus from buyers still on the better wools. The better types that were more suited for the European market attracted good competition again with the 17.0 to 18.5 micron range those most keenly sought after. There is very little […]