Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15

brokers, growers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

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

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

Australian wool production expected to ease slightly in 2013/14

brokers, growers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

Dark & Medullated Fibre Risk Scheme

Australian Merino wool has enjoyed a high reputation and price premium for more than one hundred years because it produced wool tops with low levels of dark and medullated fibre contamination. Recently, early and later stage processors of Australian...

Scoured Wool

Scouring is the process of preparing and washing a batch of raw sheep's wool to remove impurities such as grease, dirt and suint. AWTA Raw Wool is able to perform the certified testing of scoured and carbonised wool for Wool Base, Vegetable Matter Base...

Electricity Energy Initiatives – WA Laboratory

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...

Fleece Measurement Service Request (Yield, Micron, L&S, Colour)

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...

About AWTA Raw Wool

and carbonised wool and speciality fibres such as Mohair, Alpaca and Cashmere. AWTA Raw Wool provides Independant Wool Testing, Accurate Results & Innovative Solutions. AWTA Raw Wool operates two laboratories, one located in Melbourne (servicing clients...

The Australian Wool Traceability Hub Gains Momentum

The Australian Wool Traceability Hub (AWTH) continues to make significant strides in enhancing the wool industry's capability to respond effectively and quickly to an Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreak. With a strong focus on increasing industry...

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

AWTA Podcast - by Elisabeth van Delden

Michael Jackson is the Managing Director of AWTA, the Australian Wool Testing Authority. In this Wool Academy Podcast Michael explains how wool testing works. In particular he explains what wool tests are applied to each bale of wool and what the...

History

part in the marketing of Australian wool since the formation of the Authority as a statutory body. The Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) was established in 1957 by the Commonwealth Government. Following the formation of the Australian Wool Board...

Services

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 & Reporting Equipment Manufacture In addition, AWTA Raw Wool offers testing of raw wool,...

Victorian wins Wool Broker of the Year 2014

REX Bennett’s innovation and dedication to improving his clients’ bottom line has bagged him the title of Wool Broker of the Year. The Wangaratta-based Elders representative was shortlisted to present at the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of...

Wool ComfortMeter Video Available

A video demonstrating the features and benefits of using the Wool ComfortMeter is now available. The Wool ComfortMeter is an instrument capable of objectively measuring the comfort of garments when worn next to skin, in particular garments containing...

Electronic Services

to seek fresh approaches to bring about improvements in performance TOPMARK™ is a registered trademark of the Australian Wool Testing Authority Find out more: Information Form - TOPMARK TOPMARK Consignment Nomination Form IWTO Combined Certificates &...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2013-2014

General wool testing fees have increased by 2% for the 2013/14 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2013. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.42 from $68.35 to $69.77....

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2014-2015

General wool testing fees have increased by 2% for the 2014/15 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2014. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.50 from $69.77 to $71.27....

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2015-2016

General wool testing fees have increased by 2.5% for the 2015/16 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2015. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.83 from $71.27 to...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2016-2017

General wool testing fees have increased by 1.5% for the 2016/17 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2016. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.10 from $71.27 to...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees Unchanged 2017-2018

General wool testing fees remain unchanged with no increase for the 2017/18 wool selling season commencing 1st July 2017. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will remain at $74.20 ex GST. Click...

Pesticide Residue Analysis Test Request

Fleece Measurement Terms August 2013

Pesticide Terms August 2013

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2023-2024

General wool testing fees have increased by 3% for the 2023/24 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2023. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $2.35 from $77.55 to $79.90....

Amended Terms & Conditions

of recent changes in Australian Consumer Law, AWTA Ltd has reviewed and updated its Terms & Conditions for various raw wool testing services. The updated documents for Raw Wool Testing, Fleece Testing and Pesticide Residue Testing can be viewed here....

Equipment Manufacturing

Much of this is specialised equipment that cannot be obtained from other sources. AWTA is the largest supplier of wool testing equipment in the world, and has delivered equipment into Europe, Asia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America. In...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2024-2025

General wool testing fees have increased by 3% for the 2024/25 wool selling season, effective from 1st July 2024. The total cost for testing a typical 7 bale lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $2.55 from $79.90 to $82.45....

Clean Colour

Average Yellowness is an important 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...

AWTA upgrading Melbourne Raw Wool Laboratory software

AWTA will be upgrading the internal laboratory data capture and certification systems in the Melbourne Raw Wool Laboratory effective Monday 4th June 2018. One of AWTA Ltd’s main business objectives is to continuously improve the performance of its...

Dark & Medullated Fibre

The Dark Fibre Testing service offered by AWTA is targeted at white-wool growers who are attempting to manage contamination from exotic sheep breeds, or who wish to monitor the contamination in lots carrying a high risk of contamination. Two...

COVID-19 and AWTA Raw Wool Laboratories

it can in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia and has in place procedures to minimise any disruption to wool testing services. AWTA Ltd has, like most other businesses, put in place a policy requiring staff to report any exposure to the...

Website Launch – AWTA Raw Wool

website, with a fresh new look and modern design offers quick and user-friendly navigation to essential information on Wool Testing and the broader AWTA Ltd group. The new website was developed as part of AWTA's ongoing efforts to enhance the quality...

Minor flooding delays delivery of North Central NSW wool samples

and Grenfell on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 did not meet the Southbound service in time for delivery to the Melbourne wool testing laboratory overnight. Instead, the affected samples will be delivered on Thursday, 15 September 2016 and consequently some...

Australian Fleece Competition 2015

Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo Victoria 17-19 July 2015. The competition is a joint partnership between Australian Wool Testing Authority, Landmark & Australian Sheep Breeders Association. Now in its 15th year it is is the largest fully tested Fleece...

Statistics

from the sub menu area of this web site. Statistics are available on: Production forecasting Key Test Data reports Wool testing trends Yield Testing Fine Wool (

Review of the Subsample Mass Limit for Yield Testing of Scoured Wool

AWTA Ltd

Parent Company: AWTA Ltd AWTA Ltd is the largest wool testing organisation in the world. As a consolidated group, comprises of 3 operating divisions in Australia (AWTA Raw Wool, AWTA Product Testing and Agrifood Technology), its wholly owned subsidiary...

TOPMARK Benchmarking

to seek fresh approaches to bring about improvements in performance TOPMARK™ is a registered trademark of the Australian Wool Testing Authority Find out more: Information Form - TOPMARK TOPMARK Consignment Nomination Form

Enhancements to Certificate Verification

entering the certificate number and some security information from the documents they hold into a form on the AWTA Wool Testing website, a copy of the certificate is then automatically emailed directly from AWTA. The Certificate Verification webpage has...

Donations to diabetes charity

Fleece Competition is now the largest fully measured fleece competition in the world and is run by Landmark, Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) and the Australian Sheep Breeders’ Association (ASBA). This year, 481 fleeces were entered into the...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2019-2020

including a Staple Length & Strength test, remains unchanged at $75.80. Click here to download a copy of the AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2019-2020 or contact your nearest AWTA office to request a printed copy.

Diversification the Key to Success

In an effort to remain financially viable over the years, the wool industry's peak testing organisation, the Australian Wool Testing Authority, has diversified into other industries. And it's a strategy that's paid off given the declining volume of...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2021-2022

raw wool fees for the 2021/22 wool selling season, commencing 1st July 2021. There has been no increase in general raw wool testing fees for the past three seasons. The last time AWTA testing fees increase was season 2018/19. The total cost for testing...

Conrayn Merino Stud Wins Australian Fleece Competition 2021

from 145 exhibiters. The competition is a joint effort by the Australian Sheep Breeders Association (ASBA), Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) & Nutrien Ag Solutions, and is run in conjunction with the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, which was...

Contact AWTA Ltd

Click here for AWTA Wool Testing Laboratories Head Office Address: 70 Robertson St, Kensington, VIC 3031, Australia Phone: +61 (03) 9371 4100 Email: [email protected]

Fee Reduction for the Length and Strength Testing of Mid-Side Samples

was reduced from ten to five staples. Download: Revised Fleece Measurement Test Request Form Download: Revised AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2024/2025 (effective 01 Jan 2025)

Research and Development

Research & Development plays a major part in the development of AWTA Raw Wool. Based in Melbourne, the Research & Engineering group forms the largest wool measurement and engineering research group in the wool industry. Work conducted by the group...

APEO Analysis

The analysis identifies and quantifies the residual level APEO (Alkylphenolethoxylates) compounds in semi-processed wools (scoured, carbonised or wool top). Concerns over the toxicity and ecological impact of these compounds have seen restrictions put...