Brochures and Handbooks

to achieve test results. The processes dicussed include: Presale Test Certificate procedure Yield measurement Major Vegetable Matter types Fibre Diameter measurement Staple Length & Strength measurement Colour measurement Fleecemeasurement Test...

FAQs

is calculated from the weights of the two portions, with corrections applied to allow for grease, wax, suint, dirt and vegetable matter contamination. The POB can then be estimated from the ratio of the corrected weights. POB is reported as the...

Vegetable Matter in Australian Wool

Yield & Fibre Diameter

raw wool prior to processing. Yield is calculated by first determining the amount of clean dry fibre (Wool Base) and Vegetable Matter Base (VM).The amount of residual components that remain are determined and subtracted in order to obtain the Wool Base....

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

Australian shorn wool production forecast of 340 Mkg greasy for 2022/23

the season. July to November 2022 AWTA key test data indicates wool quality is very similar to last season, although vegetable matter content is expected to increase as the season progresses. Average cut per head is forecast at 4.54 kg greasy, a 0.4%...

Specialised Wool Equipment

scouring process does not entirely remove most vegetable matter, allowing for the determination of both Wool Base and Vegetable Matter base from the sample. This efficient machine manages both the washing and rinsing of wool samples, requiring only one...

Australian shorn wool production forecast of 324 Mkg greasy in 2023/24

compared to 2022/23. AWTA key test data for the season to date show no change in mean fibre diameter (20.8 microns) or vegetable matter (2.2%), a 2.1 mm decrease in staple length to 87.5 mm and a 0.6% reduction in yield to 65.8%. AWTA wool test volumes...

Dark & Medullated Fibre

it through their wool selling broker or wool selling agent before their lots are sampled for certification for Yield, Vegetable Matter Base and Mean Fibre Diameter. Find out more: Dark & Medullated Fibres - How does it work Dark & Medullated Fibres -...

About AWTA Raw Wool

certification services. AWTA Raw Wool's major services are sampling, testing and certifying the yield, fibre diameter, vegetable matter content, staple length and staple strength of greasy wool before it is sold. In addition, AWTA Raw Wool offers...

IWTO Combined Certificates & OMLs

for all certifiable parameters and other parameters that are provided for information. These include: Wool Base (WB) Vegetable Matter Base (VMB) Hard Heads (HH) Mean Fibre Diameter (MFD) Coefficient of Variation of Diameter (CVD) Fibre Diameter...

Drought continues to impact Australian wool production

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that Australian shorn wool production for 2018/19 will be 298 mkg greasy. This is a 12.7% decline from the levels in 2017/18 and reflects the continuing drought conditions across large...

Australian shorn wool production continues a steady increase

20.8 20.9 + 0.1 Staple length (mm) 89.0 88.6 - 0.4 Staple strength (N/ktex) 33.8 34.6 + 0.8 Yield (%) 64.2 65.3 + 1.1 Vegetable Matter (%) 1.9 2.2 + 0.3 Stephen Hill commences as Chair of the Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee from April...

Shorn wool production increases as the run of good seasons continue

(µm) 20.8 20.8 0 Staple length (mm) 88.3 88.1 - 0.2 Staple strength (N/ktex) 34.0 34.9 + 0.9 Yield (%) 63.9 64.9 + 1.0 Vegetable Matter (%) 2.1 2.3 + 0.2 The National Committee drew on advice from the six State Committees, each of which includes...

Australian shorn wool production forecast for 2024/25 revised down to 279.4 Mkg greasy

fibre diameter (down 0.3 microns), staple length (up 0.5mm), staple strength (down 0.5 N/ktex), yield (down 1%) and vegetable matter (down 0.3%). New South Wales is forecast to produce 110.5 Mkg greasy wool (down 7.5%), Victoria 55.9 Mkg greasy (down...

Electronic Services

for all certifiable parameters and other parameters that are provided for information. These include: Wool Base (WB) Vegetable Matter Base (VMB) Hard Heads (HH) Mean Fibre Diameter (MFD) Coefficient of Variation of Diameter (CVD) Fibre Diameter...

Services

wool certification services. Major services provided are sampling, testing and certifying the yield, fibre diameter, vegetable matter content, staple length and staple strength of greasy wool before it is sold. Our key services can be categorised as:...

Key Test Data

The Key Test Data Report is updated every month and contains detailed information relating to bales and lots tested by AWTA both for the current and previous seasons. There is also data detailling the comparative changes in Lots, Bales and Weight...

Scoured Wool

dirt and suint. AWTA Raw Wool is able to perform the certified testing of scoured and carbonised wool for Wool Base, Vegetable Matter Base and Mean Fibre Diameter. A further, separate test called a Condition Test is used to determine the oven dry mass...