More than 140 Victorian wool producers did their part for the rural communities last week, as the annual Australian Fleece competition charity lots went under the hammer. And with the proceeds this year going to flood and fire disaster assistance non-for-profit organisation BlazeAid, they might one day personally benefit from the donation.
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.
General wool testing fees have increased by 2% for the 2013/14 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2013.
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for June 2013 compared with the same period last season are +2.4%, +1.1% and +0.4% respectively.
AWTA’s Raw Wool operations are always looking for ways to reduce testing costs in order to keep testing fees to customers as low as possible. Electricity is a significant cost in wool testing, particularly in Western Australia, which provided the impetus for two major projects to be undertaken in AWTA’s WA laboratory facilities.