Every dollar invested by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) over the past three years has delivered a $2.90 return to wool growers. “The benefits of AWI's investment in R&D and marketing have been detailed in the recent 'Review of ...
Tags: wool, wool growers
The key to the future of the wool sector, is a combined approach across the wool supply chain, beginning from farmers to traders to manufacturers, delegates at British Wool Marketing Board’s (BWMB) conference were told last week. ...
Tags: wool supply chain, British Wool Marketing Board, Textile
At this month's NSA Sheep 2014 (Wednesday 30th July) being held at the Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern, visitors will have the opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of the work done on behalf of UK sheep farmers by the British ...
A report has been commissioned to examine the value of the live sheep trade to the Australian wool industry and Western Australia in particular. The report follows a request by the Australian Wool Innovation's Industry Consultative ...
Tags: Wool Prices, Live Exports, export industry
Strong clearances at British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) auctions are continuing and the hope is this increased demand can be maintained throughout the 2013 selling season, BWMB South Wales Board member Gethin Havard will tell farmers ...
Tags: Wool Prices, Textile
An increasing level of confidence in the economic outlook across both Europe and the rest of the world is having a positive impact on wool prices, according to British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) Chairman Malcolm Corbett. Speaking at ...
Tags: Wool Prices, economic outlook
Event sponsors the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) will be showcasing the work it does on behalf of farmers at the Agri-Expo event at the Borderway Auction Mart, Carlisle on Friday 1st November 2013. The BWMB stand is being organised ...
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A 34% rise in wool prices and a six-fold uplift in the volume sold to date compared with the same point in the 2012-sales calendar are a clear signal of the benefits sheep farmers gain from selling their wool through the British Wool ...
Elders Limited has agreed terms with its existing financiers to renew and extend its syndicated finance facilities to 31 December 2014, as part of a comprehensive plan to secure the repositioning and sustainability of the company as a pure ...
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 1.9% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle last week when the US exchange rate fell by 0.5%. The wool market displayed more of the volatility seen since the resumption of ...
Tags: Aussie Wool, Textile
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 5.6% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle last week. The US exchange rate rose by 0.5%.It was a disappointing opening sale after the Easter break. Demand from all parts of ...
Tags: Aussie Wool, Wool Prices
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 2.0% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle last week. The US exchange rate rose by 0.9% to break above the 104¢ for the first time since mid-January. This was the last ...
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Wool market in this week's sales price fell, the index of Cape Wools Merino fell 1.8%, closed at 110,43 rand / kg (clean wool). The vast majority of wool prices fell, the 19 micron wool prices fell the most, mainly due to the loew demand ...
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This week’s sale saw prices rising slightly on the back of a weaker rand and the Cape Wools Merino indicator gained 1.3% on last week to close the day at R112.13/kg (clean). The rand has weakened over the last few days, falling to ...
Tags: prices, Cape Wools Merino indicator, SA Wool
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 0.5% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.3%. It was a mixed sale this week with a good start on Tuesday, an easing on ...
Tags: Aussie Wool, Prices, US exchange rate