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

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has updated its forecast of shorn wool production for the 2023/24 season. The fourth forecast is for production of 324 million kilograms (Mkg) greasy, 1.0% lower than the 2022/23 estimate and...

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

The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2022/23 remains at 340 Mkg greasy, up 5.0% on the 324 Mkg greasy estimate for 2021/22. The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s...

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

(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 14.8%), South Australia 50.3 Mkg greasy (down 13.3%) and Western Australia 44.7...

Shorn wool production increases as the run of good seasons continue

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn wool production for 2022/23 is 340 Mkg greasy, up 4.9% on 2021/22. The continuing La Niña conditions have set up a very positive spring season in key wool producing...

Wool Production Forecast Report (Sep 2013)

International Rnd Trial Comparing Certified Tile Calibrations to Standard Wool Top Calibrations for Greasy Wool

Relationship Between Airflow & OFDA Measurements for South African Greasy Wool and Commercial Mill Tops

Development of a Portable Greasy Wool Yield Instrument

Clean Colour

characteristic of wool because it is related to dyeing performance and it is not necessarily related to the colour of Greasy Wool. Considerable quantities of wool are typed as H1 (Light unscourable Colour), H2 (Medium unscourable Colour) or H3 (Heavy...

Staple Length & Strength

One of the most important characteristics for determining the value of greasy wool is the average fibre length that will be achieved when the wool has been processed or combed into wool top. This length is known as the Hauteur (fibre length in the Wool...

Australian shorn wool production continues a moderate increase

The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2022/23 is 328 Mkg greasy, up 1.3% on 2021/22. Most key wool producing regions experienced a favourable summer season, a reasonable autumn and are...

Improved seasonal conditions but low sheep numbers limit recovery in shorn wool production

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s fourth forecast of shorn wool production in 2019/20 is 281 mkg greasy. This is a 6.3% decline on the 300 mkg estimate for 2018/19 as lowsheep numbers and the enduring impact of drought continue to...

Shorn wool production moves higher

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn wool production in 2021/22 is 310 Mkg greasy, up 5.2% on 2020/21. Widespread rainfall throughout many key wool producing regions augurs well for a good spring season. Both...

Drought continues to impact Australian wool production

a 25% increase in the adult sheep slaughter compared with the same period a year earlier.” “Along with a reduction in greasy wool production there have also been significant changes in key test parameters, a further reflection of ongoing dry conditions....

Wool supply contraction reflects adverse seasonal conditions and higher sheep turnoff

The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2024/25 is 280.1 Mkg greasy, an 11.8% decrease on the 2023/24 estimate. The AWPFC’s first forecast of shorn wool production for the 2025/26 season is...

Australian shorn wool production continues a steady increase

The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2021/22 is 314 Mkg greasy, up 6.5% on 2020/21. Most key wool producing regions continue to enjoy favourable seasonal conditions which has boosted per...

Shorn wool production increases due to improved season

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s fourth forecast of shorn wool production in 2020/21 is 290 mkg greasy. This is a 2.1% increase on the 284 mkg estimate for 2019/20 as key wool growing regions experience favourable seasonal...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s third forecast of shorn wool production for 2020/21 is 287 mkg greasy, up 1.1% on 2019/20. Favourable seasonal conditions in most wool producing regions, except Western Australia and Queensland,...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn wool production in 2020/21 is 280 mkg greasy, down 1.1% on 2019/20. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn wool production in...

Drought continues to push Australian wool production lower

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn wool production in 2019/20 is 285 mkg greasy. This is a 5% decline on 2018/19 is due to lower sheep shorn numbers. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s...

Australian wool production forecast to fall in 2018/19 due to tough season

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee has updated its forecast for the 2018/19 season to 322 mkg greasy. This is a 5.7% decline on the Committee’s shorn wool production estimate of 341 mkg greasy for the 2017/18 season. The fall reflects...

Seasonal conditions hold back wool production

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that Australian shorn wool production in 2017/18 will reach 338 mkg greasy. This is a 0.6% decline from the levels in 2016/17 and is largely the result of more difficult seasonal conditions...

Australian Wool Production Higher

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that Australian shorn wool production in 2016/17 will reach 339 mkg greasy. This 4.3% increase from 2015/16 is largely the result of excellent seasonal conditions in many areas resulting in...

Wool production unchanged in 2016/17

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee predicts that shorn wool production in 2016/17 will be at 325 mkg greasy, the same level as its revised estimate for the 2015/16 season. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee predicts...

Accreditation

laboratories in the world, and are collectively responsible for the testing of approximately 40-50% of the world's greasy wool production and in excess of 80% of all greasy wool tested. The 5 laboratories currently participating in the ILRT are:...

FAQs

from the objective measurements of Yield, Vegetable Matter, Mean Fibre Diameter and Staple Length & Strength taken on greasy wool. Objective measurement also enables growers to receive equitable payment for their wool and provides important management...

Research papers

& Fibre Curvature Measured by LASERSCAN & OFDA Relationship Between Airflow & OFDA Measurements for South African Greasy Wool and Commercial Mill Tops Relationships Between Mean Fibre Diameter Measurements by Airflow, OFDA & Laserscan for South African...

Electronic Services

of data and identify areas where improvements can be made. Participation is very simple, with mills providing AWTA with greasy wool test information on their batches as well as their own processing test data. We collate thedata from all participating...

TOPMARK Benchmarking

of data and identify areas where improvements can be made. Participation is very simple, with mills providing AWTA with greasy wool test information on their batches as well as their own processing test data. We collate the data from all participating...

Improvements to EU EcoLabel Testing

The EU specifications for deliveries of greasy wool under its EcoLabel certification program have changed. The maximum number of sale lots to be tested as part of a greasy wool consignment is now 10 and AWTA’s Pesticide Testing service has new...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s updated forecast of shorn wool production in 2018/19 is 305 mkg greasy, down by 10.8% from 2017/18. Continuing dry conditions in New South Wales, Queensland, northern Victoria, east Gippsland and...

Wool production remains down in 2015/16

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) confirmed its forecast of shorn wool production for the 2015/16 season at 322 million kilograms greasy, a 7.0% decline on the 2014/15 season, as predicted at its meeting in December. The...

Impact of the recent bushfires on Australian wool production

Australia. Assuming 40% of these sheep would have been shorn between February and June 2020 at an average of 4 kg of greasy wool per head, the AWPFC expects the impact of the fires on shorn wool production to be approximately 112,000 greasy kg. This is...

Australian wool production falls as dry conditions continue

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s third forecast of shorn wool production in 2019/20 is 272 mkg greasy. This is a 9.2% decline on 2018/19 that is attributable to lower sheep shorn numbers and lighter average fleece weights due to...

Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production will lift in 2017/18 to 345 mkg greasy, up by 1.4% compared with 2016/17. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool...

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

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production will lift by 2.2% to 332 mkg greasy in 2016/17. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production will lift by 2.2% to 332...

Decline in Australian wool production in 2015/16 greater than expected

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production for 2015/16 will decline by 7.0% to 322 mkg. This reflects a combination of a 4.8% fall in shorn sheep numbers and a 2.3% drop in average fleece weights. The...

Relationship Between Greasy & Processed Dark Fibre Contamination from DAMARA Crossbred Lambs in Merino Wool

Mathematical Combination of Measured Fibre Diameter Distribution Histograms for Greasy & Scoured Wool

Mathematical Combination by Subtraction of Measured Fibre Diameter Distributions of Greasy & Scoured Wool

Pesticide Residue Analysis Test Request

Lachlan Sutton, Wool Broker of the Year 2016

Textile Organisation Congress in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2017. The prize is part of a tour of the wool industry, beyond greasy wool auction, which aims to provide the winning industry ambassador with international networking opportunities. Judging...

Australian wool production unchanged in 2014/15 and predicted to ease in 2015/16

+0.2% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 341 341 0.0% 332 -2.7% Note: Totals may not add due to rounding. Table 2: Total greasy wool production by state - 2012/13 and 2013/14 forecasts QLD NSW VIC TAS SA WA NATIONAL 2013/14 Final Estimate (mkg) 10.8...

Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15

+1.1% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 352 341 -3.3% 328 -3.7% Note: Totals may not add due to rounding. Table 2: Total greasy wool production by state - 2013/14 and 2014/15forecasts QLD NSW VIC TAS SA WA NATIONAL 2013/14 Final Estimate 10.8 125.3...

Yield & Fibre Diameter

AWTA Raw Wool's key service is the independent sampling, testing and certifying of the Yield and Fibre Diameter of greasy wool before it is sold. Prior to the measurment of Yield and Fibre Diameter, a representative sample must be obtained. A core...

Australian wool production expected to ease slightly in 2013/14

-0.8% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 342 350 2.3% 345 -1.4% Note: Totals maynot add due to rounding Table 2: Total greasy wool production by state - 2012/13 and 2013/14 forecasts QLD NSW VIC TAS SA WA National 2011/12 Final Estimate 13.7 125.5 76.9...

Australian Wool Production Forecast Update – April 2013

-1.4% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 342 350 2.3% 345 -1.4% Note: Totals may not add due to rounding Table 2: Total greasy wool production by state - 2011/12 and 2012/13 forecasts QLD NSW VIC TAS SA WA National 2011/12 Final Estimate 13.7 122.3 78.7...

Services

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: Wool Sampling Wool Testing Research & Development Certification &...

Pesticide Terms August 2013

Raw Wool Terms August 2013