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Pricesfree26 Nov 2018The Australian wool market continued its recent recovery this week following the signs of improvement seen midway through last week’s sales.
Pricesfree19 Nov 2018A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.
Pricesfree19 Nov 2018The South African wool market traded higher at this week’s auction, held on 13-14 November, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator increasing by 146 points (0.7%) to close at a value of R206.14/kg (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator increased by 0.5%.
The New Zealand wool market stayed firm this week after the dramatic decline experienced last week.
Pricesfree12 Nov 2018The eighth sale of the season, held on 6 November, saw a continuation of the price softening seen in the previous sales. Whilst there was good demand for the Hill/Mountain grades, very selective bidding for the fine and medium types led to a clearance of just below 50%.
Pricesfree12 Nov 2018The South African wool market traded lower at this week’s auction, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator decreasing by 1,312 points (6%) to close at a value of R204,68/kg (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator fell by 5.9%.
Pricesfree5 Nov 2018The South African wool market traded higher at this week’s auction, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator increasing by 566 points (2.7%) to close at a value of R217.80/kg (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator increased by 2.8%.
Pricesfree22 Oct 2018The seventh sale of the season, held on 16 October, saw a much quieter tone with selective bidding particularly for the fine and medium types. This resulted in just over 56% of the offering being sold. As a consequence the majority of prices eased back from the levels of the previous sale
Pricesfree22 Oct 2018The South African wool market traded lower at this week’s auction, held on 17 October, with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator decreasing by 892 points (3.8%) to close at a value of R223.24/kg (clean). The Cape Wools All Wool Indicator declined by 3.9%
