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Improved seasonal conditions but low sheep numbers limit recovery in shorn wool production
the current season. Low sheep numbers, opportunistic cropping in mixed farming regions and uncertainty surrounding wool prices are expected to contribute to a slowrecovery in shorn wool production despite the favourable seasonal outlook in many wool...
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Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18
in shorn wool production in 2017/18 reflects an increase the number of sheep shorn as producers respond to the high wool prices. This will be partly offset by a small fall in the average wool cut per head due to drier seasonal conditions in some...
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Wool for Future Markets
world in attendance. Communicating wool's environmental credentials emerged as one of the key themes of the event. As wool prices continue to supercycle, sustainability takes centre stage BRUSSELS, 28 May 2018 – The 87th annual Congress of the IWTO...
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Australian Wool Production Higher
have only increased at shearings from late Spring onwards. “These excellent seasonal conditions combined with the high wool prices in the past fewmonths have also encouraged producers to retain older sheep to help rebuild their flocks and for shearing.”...
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Wool supply contraction reflects adverse seasonal conditions and higher sheep turnoff
Victoria and South Australia and a decrease in the number of sheep shorn and shorn wool production in all states. Commodity prices, input costs and variable seasonal conditions continue to impact sheep producers’ decisions regarding their enterprise...
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Australian shorn wool production forecast for 2024/25 revised down to 279.4 Mkg greasy
Chairman, Stephen Hill said that "wool producers are making decisions regarding their enterprise mix due to commodity prices, input costs and other external factors. Together with variable seasonal conditions, these decisions are pointing towards...
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Australian shorn wool production forecast of 324 Mkg greasy in 2023/24
numbers of sheep shorn and average cut per head. Held over lambs and older breeding ewes remain in the flock as sheep meat prices stay relatively low. The number of sheep shorn during 2023/24 is expected to remain at 71.6 million near the 2022/23 season...
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Australian shorn wool production continues a moderate increase
the same time last season. “Shorn sheep numbers are expected to be 71.5 million head (down 0.1%), due to reduced sheepmeat prices and a forecast El Niño in spring”. New South Wales continues to have the largest sheep flock with an expected 25.9 million...
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Shorn wool production increases due to improved season
offered wool at auction to the end of week 44 was up 12.1%. The increase is partly due to the upward movement in wool prices evident in recent months as producers liquidate wool stocks. The AWPFC’s first forecast of shorn wool production for the 2021/22...
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Seasonal conditions hold back wool production
than anticipated. This is reflected in the drop in wool tests by AWTA in February and March". "Furthermore, the high wool prices encouraged producers to shear their sheep earlier and the volume of prem shorn wool has increased. This has contributed to...
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FAWO Launches Australian Wool Industry Medal
to exceed $60 billion for the first time. International markets are demanding our wool. We are currently experiencing wool prices at levels not seen since the late 1980’s. "I encourage individuals, community organisations, professional bodies and those...
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Decline in Australian wool production in 2015/16 greater than expected
of wool held in brokers’ stores and earlier than usual deliveries of recently shorn wool in response to the spike in wool prices in May and June. It is expected that, as these stocks will not be available in 2015/16, the AWTA test data and ABS receivals...
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Australian wool production to ease in 2015/16
of wool held in brokers’ stores and earlier than usual deliveries of recently shorn wool in response to the spike in wool prices in May and June. The overall increase in shorn wool production in 2014/15 is also a result of the improved fleece weights...
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Australian Fleece Competition 2015
part of the competition prizes are awarded for highest valued fleeces in various section based on a 12 month average prices supplied by AWEX. The competition also has a charitable aspect. In the last 14 years $100,000 has been raised for national...
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