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The 7,500 bales of North Island wools on offer this week saw a 97% clearance and a generally dearer market.
The Australian wool market recovered strongly this week following a sharp downturn the previous week.
Insight2 Sept 2015Experts at key US-based sustainable fabric organisation, Textile Exchange, have told WTiN that Turkey is well-placed to significantly expand its organic-cotton production, thanks to its GMO ban and growing international demand for organic cotton.
Bayer MaterialScience has launched INSQIN Partner Manufacturer Programme in a bid to boost collaboration between material manufacturers and brand owners.
The Wool Carpet Focus Group (WCFG), formed earlier this year to help the wool carpet sector highlight the attributes of carpets made primarily from wool, has launched a competition to help produce new messages intended to promote the benefits of wool carpets.
Insight30 Jun 2015Senior figures in Turkey's cotton textile sector have warned about the impact on the country’s textile supply chain of the Turkish government's ongoing antidumping investigation into imports of US cotton.
Insight18 May 2015Wool’s position as a trans-seasonal fibre has been further enhanced by its inclusion in a wide range of fashion collections for spring/summer 2015, as The Woolmark Company’s Cool Wool programme captures the imagination of a growing number of international designers and fabric mills.
Stuart McCullough, the CEO of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), speaks to WTiN about the on-going plans to promote wool directly to consumers, the latest developments designed to tackle on-farm issues such as mulesing, and future prospects for Australian wool production.
Insight30 Mar 2015A total of 160,846 kg was on offer at the third sale of the 2015 summer season, held in Port Elizabeth on March 24, with 98% of the offering sold. The average market indicator remained unchanged from the previous sale, to close on R191.37 per kilo.
Insight30 Mar 2015The South African wool market closed lower at this week’s sale due to the stronger Rand. The Cape Wools Merino indicator declined by 1.6% to close at R111.14/kg (clean). This was 0.4% down compared to the opening sale of this season and 2.4% up compared to the corresponding sale of the previous season. The Cape Wools All-Wool Indicator shed 0.8%.
Insight30 Mar 2015The strengthening New Zealand dollar and completed shipping requirements saw most types ease this week, with the finer crossbred wools impacted the most. The weighted indicator for the main trading currencies lifted by 1.39% compared to the last sale on March 19. Of the 9,700 bales on offer, 81% sold.
Insight30 Mar 2015The Australian wool market lifted marginally this week in spite of a strengthening local currency, with the Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) up 1 cent to close at 1,094 cents per kilo clean on Thursday, March 26. In US terms the indicator was up 9 US cents for the week, closing at 854 cents per kilo.
The 14th British Wool sale of the 2014/15 season offered 1,789,444 kg. It was a strong sale from the outset, with prices firm to dearer throughout the range, producing a clearance of 93%. Compared to the last time sold, fine types were up to 2.5% dearer; medium types fully firm; Romney types firm; Mule types 2-4% dearer; and Cheviot, Radnor, Welsh, Swaledale, and Blackface types all fully firm.
Insight9 Mar 2015The South African wool market was slightly dearer at this week’s sale, as the Cape Wools Merino indicator gained 0.4% to close at R110.54 per kg (clean). This is 1% down compared to the opening sale of this season and 3.7% down compared to the corresponding sale of the previous season. The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator gained 2.8%.
Insight9 Mar 2015A resurgent New Zealand dollar against all its main trading currencies saw most types ease on the local market. The weighted currency indicator was 1.32% higher than the last sale on February 26. Of the 21,200 bales on offer from both islands, 87% sold.
Insight9 Mar 2015There was a slight downturn in the Australian wool market for the week ending Thursday, March 5, with the Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) dropping 3 cents to close at 1,085 cents per kilo clean. In US dollar terms, the EMI fell by 6 cents for the week, finishing on 848 US cents per kilo. In Euro terms, the EMI climbed 5 cents to 767 Euro cents per kilo.
