Fuhrmann NZ Market Report

Published March 28, 2019 by Helen Cameron

Market mixed

  • Comment
    North Island only selling today with 10,000 bales on offer.  The selection consisted of 20 percent average/poor style fleece, 25 percent lambs good/average colour, 29.0 to 31.5 micron, mainly 3 inch, 40 percent good colour second shear 75/100mm and shorter and 15 percent associated oddments.  China main with support from the United Kingdom, Europe, Subcontinent and Australasian carpet mills.
  • Fleece
    Poorer style buyers favour.
  • Second Shears
    Good style very firm.

    Poorer style buyers favour.

  • Lambs
    First lambs generally buyers favour.
  • Oddments
    All descriptions largely sellers favour.
  • Passings
    13% Passed In.
  • Next Auction
    South Island offering 12,800 bales on 4th April.

Fleece Summary

Poorer Style Fleece

Variation %:  Buyers favour

Second Shears Summary

Good style shears

Variation %: Very firm

Poorer style shears

Variation %: Buyers favour

Lambs

First Lambs

Variation %: Buyers favour

Oddments

All descriptions

Variation %: Sellers favour