Countryman Wool News
Early start off to flyer
An earlier than usual WA sales schedule - beginning on February 14, Valentines Day - was well received by the wool market last week.
February 23, 2012, 3:33 am-
Market leaps to four-month high
Strong demand for wool gave the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) its biggest lift in more than four months last week.
February 16, 2012, 3:59 am -
Merino promotion plays it cool
Cool wool in the form of lightweight Merino suiting fabrics is set to target the warmer regions of the world.
February 16, 2012, 3:01 am -
China faces predicament
The Australian wool market finished 3 per cent lower last week as Chinese factories remained closed for extended New Year holidays.
February 9, 2012, 3:11 am -
Producers walking fine line amid volatility
The Australia Day public holiday restricted wool sales last week and the limited offering gave way to a more stable market for the third week into 2012.
February 2, 2012, 3:23 am -
Fine wool a bankable commodity
Fine wool produced in Kojonup countered the latest World Bank predictions of non-oil commodity price falls in 2012.
January 26, 2012, 3:27 am -
Production down across the globe
Wool supply concerns are set to continue as countries around the world record lower production levels.
January 25, 2012, 3:00 am -
Confidence amid the volatility
Early opening wool sales for 2012 had strong gains last week but on Thursday prices were easing, especially in WA.
January 19, 2012, 3:30 am -
Bedding firm fined for misusing logo
A Queensland bedding company has been penalised by the national competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), for false labelling in relation to the woolmark logo.
January 12, 2012, 3:50 am -
Tight supply tipped for start of year
Wool supplies are expected to be lower in the first six months of 2012 compared with the 2010/11 season.
January 12, 2012, 3:49 am -
2011 a stellar year for wool
Experts all agree that the past 12 months was a stellar year for wool, highlighted by an Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) price peak of 1436 cents/kg clean in June.
January 5, 2012, 3:30 am -
Solid end to selling year
Wool prices bounced back last week with a 2.2 per cent lift, regaining some of the falls of the previous sale.
December 22, 2011, 3:28 am -
Big alpaca fleece sale disappoints
The biggest auction of Australian produced alpaca fibre was held last week at the Wool Selling Centre in Bibra Lake.
December 22, 2011, 3:27 am -
Ludwig promotes wool on Asian tour
Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig's recent visit to China centred on the growing importance of Australia's wool trade.
December 22, 2011, 3:19 am -
DNA testing giving breeders an edge
DNA testing to achieve faster gains and better balance in ram selection is giving breeders greater certainty of their breeding programs, according to the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry (Sheep CRC).
December 15, 2011, 1:24 pm -
Big offerings, but fewer sales
Last week's Australian wool sales finished 3 per cent lower after one of the largest offerings of the season, 50,304 bales that pre-empted the last sale before Christmas break.
December 15, 2011, 1:24 pm -
Export arm under way
Landmark's newly formed Dalgety Wool Exports kicked off its commercial operations last month.
December 8, 2011, 3:41 am -
Black Friday sales strong
The US retail industry has reported that the Black Friday sales (post Thanksgiving holiday) rose by the greatest amount since 2007.
December 8, 2011, 3:40 am -
Students have designs on prize
WA secondary school students are eligible to compete for a cash prize of $2500 in the national 2012 Wool4Skool competition.
December 1, 2011, 3:41 am -
First skills-based AWI board elected
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) shareholders voted for the company's first skills-based assessed board members at last week's annual general meeting in Sydney.
November 24, 2011, 3:53 am
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