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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 […]
Comment It was a week of consolidation this week with more modest movements in the market when compared to recent sales. The Australian dollar eased a little and this resulted in a lower EMI in US value. For our particular business, the most keenly sought after types continue to be best style and specification 17.0 […]
Comment The market has stabilised around last week’s strong basis. This itself is a significant factor in determining the overall strength of the market, again driven by Chinese interests. Interestingly, nearly 7% of the total offering was passed in with some growers still optimistic for better market conditions to come. The fine wool selection was […]
COMMENT. Sydney sold in isolation. Market tending dearer as the sale progressed. FLEECE Better European types with higher yield and low VM all 2% dearer Other descriptions 0.5% dearer with low VM and high yield most keenly sought after. SKIRTINGS Skirtings continue upwards with low VM types 1 to 2% dearer OPEN TOP Fully firm
Comment Chinese influences have again dominated the market, pushing all types and descriptions to levels around 10% higher than those pre-Easter. It’s been an incredible rise. There’s no doubt that the limited weekly supply is fuelling this demand and recent commentary from China is that this is likely to continue in the short term. At […]
Comment The Australian market has continued its positive way following the one-week Easter recess. Despite the strengthening Australian dollar on the cross rates with the USD, Chinese driven demand exceeded the supply and pushed prices higher, yet again. Most were expecting a more subdued market, even if around similar levels as those pre-Easter. However, from […]