Key Test Data Summary for July 2020

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2020 compared with the same period last season are: -16.3%, -15.1% and -14.4% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 13.7 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 16.0 mkg for the...

Australian wool production falls as dry conditions continue

auction pass-in and withdrawal rates. ABS wool receivals from July to the end of September were down 16.1% compared with the same months in 2018/19. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts for Australia Note: Totals may not add up...

Drought continues to push Australian wool production lower

from the Australian Bureau of Statistics to the end of June 2019 show a 16% increase in sheep slaughter compared with the same period a year earlier. This has partly been offset by lower live export numbers. Tough seasonal conditions have continued to...

Key Test Data Summary for July 2019

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2019 compared with the same period last season are: -5.7%, -5.9% and -5.3% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 16.0 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 16.9 mkg for the...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

has fallen by 3.2 mm to 85.8 mm, with all States recording shorter staple length for the season to date compared with the same period in 2017/18. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts for Australia Parameter 2016/17 Final Estimate...

Key Test Data Summary for July 2018

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2018 compared with the same period last season are: +3.2%, -3.2% and -0.3% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 16.9 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 17.5 mkg for the...

Raw Wool Terms August 2013

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Fleece Measurement Terms August 2013

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Key Test Data Summary for July 2017

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2017 compared with the same period last season are: +19.4%, +14.2% and +13.1% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 17.5 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 15.5 mkg for the...

Australian Wool Production Higher

significant fall in the volume of 26 to 30 micron wool. The mean fibre diameter for Australia to March was 21.0 microns, the same as in 2015/16. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts for Australia Parameter 2015/16 Final Estimate...

Excellent seasonal conditions push Australian wool production higher in 2016/17

between 18.6 micron and 23.5 micron. The mean fibre diameter for Australia in 2016/17 to November was 20.7 microns, the same as in 2015/16. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts for Australia Parameter 2014/15 Final Estimate...

Key Test Data Summary for July 2016

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 compared with the same period last season are -12.7%, -10.2% and -9.1% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 15.5 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 17.0 mkg for the...

Wool production remains down in 2015/16

other micron categories mostly fell by around 6%-9%. The mean fibre diameter for Australia to February was 21.1 microns, the same as in 2014/15. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and forecasts for Australia Parameter 2014/15 Final Estimate...

Premium Yield Test

additional sub-samples at the time when testing first commences. In effect, it is an automatic check-test that starts at the same time as the original test. Download: Fact Sheet - Premium Yield Test

Australian wool production to ease in 2015/16

a reduction in the number of sheep shorn in 2015/16 after the ongoing high turn-off of sheep and lambs last season. At the same time, average fleece weights across Australia will be slightly lower than in 2014/15. Seasonal conditions are quite mixed,...

Key Test Data Summary for July 2015

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 compared with the same period last season are -8.2%, -10.0% and -10.0% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 17.0 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 18.9 mkg for the...

Key Test Data Summary for July 2014

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2014 compared with the same period last season are -10.5%, -7.4% and -6.9% respectively. Progressively AWTA Ltd has tested 18.9 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 20.4 mkg...

Key Test Data Summary for June 2014

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for June 2014 compared with the same period last season are -1.2%, +1.1% and +1.7% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for Season 2013/14 (July 2013 – June...

IWTO Combined Certificates & OMLs

These IWTO Combined Certificates are widely recognised and trusted throughout the wool supply chain. Similarly, the same process can be used to produce Objectively Matched Lots, however the combination of lots is restricted by minimum and maximum...

Dark & Medullated Fibre

samples are inside a sealed plastic bag, from which the air has been excluded, where they are immersed in a solvent with the same refractive index as wool. The white wool fibres become transparent but under certain lighting conditions the dark and...

Clean Colour

research studies have shown that the colour of greasy wool is an extremely poor indicator of the clean colour of the same wool when it is scoured. The benefit of testing the average clean colour of greasy wool presale is that it provides predictability...

Key Test Data Summary for July 2013

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2013 compared with the same period last season are +11.3%, +14.4% and +15.1% respectively. There was one additional working day in July 2013 when compared with July 2012. Progressively...

Electricity Energy Initiatives – WA Laboratory

energy needs. High quality lighting is needed in the laboratory facilities and LED lights provide such lighting while at the same time using significantly less electricity than traditional fluorescent lighting. The LED lights also last much longer than...

Electronic Services

These IWTO Combined Certificates are widely recognised and trusted throughout the wool supply chain. Similarly, the same process can be used to produce Objectively Matched Lots, however the combination of lots is restricted by minimum and maximum...