AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 14 August 2020 (Week 07) The AWEX EMI remained steady after the previous week’s when it finished at 1004¢, 2¢ lower (-0.2%) in Australian currency and 7¢ lower (-1.0%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 07. 30,275 bales...
Yearly Archive: 2020
Week 07 Wool Market Report
Read MoreWeek 02 Wool Market Review
Read MoreAWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 10 July 2020 (Week 02) The market closed on a very positive note before going into the three-week mid-year break. The AWEX EMI finished 18¢ higher (+1.6%) in Australian currency and 14¢ higher (+1.8%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle...
Big issue of transparency with the National Wool Declaration
Read MoreThe wool industry is once again shooting itself in the foot by allowing the “cryogenic breech freezing” process to be reported on the National Wool Declaration (NWD) as non-mulesed (NM) wool, losing the opportunity to promote complete transparency in the Australian wool industry. To be clear Fox & Lillie is...
Week 01 Wool Market Report
Read MoreWeek Ending 3 July 2020 (Week 01) The AWEX EMI steadied in another larger sale, when it finished 6¢ higher (+0.5%) in Australian currency and 2¢ higher (+0.3%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 01. 30,821 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 28,029...
Week 52 Wool Market Review
Read MoreWeek Ending 26 June 2020 (Week 52) The AWEX EMI finished at 1110¢, 29¢ lower (-2.5%) in Australian currency and 13¢ lower (-1.7%) in US currency in the last sales of the season in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 52. It has been a very tumultuous season as the...
Pain relief mandatory for mulesing sheep in Victoria from 1 July
Read MoreFrom the 1st July 2020 pain relief for mulesing sheep will be mandatory under legislation in Victoria. This means that a pain relief product registered for use on sheep by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must be administered from next month. VFF Livestock Group President, Leonard Vallance...
Week 51 Wool Market Report
Read MoreAWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 19 June 2020 (Week 51) The AWEX EMI finished at 1139¢, 32¢ lower (-2.7%) in Australian currency and 27¢ lower (-3.3%) in US currency at sales in Sydney and Melbourne in Week 51. 15,800 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 21,785 bales last...
Week 50 Wool Market Review
Read MoreWeek Ending 12 June 2020 (Week 50) The AWEX EMI finished at 1171¢, 12¢ lower (-1.0%) in Australian currency and 10¢ lower (-1.2%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 50. The sale was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday because of the Public Holiday on...
Week 49 Wool Market Report
Read MoreWeek Ending 5 June 2020 (Week 49) The AWEX EMI finished 13¢ higher (+1.1%) in Australian currency and 44¢ higher (+5.7%) in US currency at sales in Sydney and Melbourne in Week 49. 15,375 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 18,828 bales last sale. 6.8% of the offering was...
Renewed overseas interest in wool as prices drop
Read MoreWhile the wool market isn’t overly positive at the moment, there are encouraging signs for the future usage of wool. Fox & Lillie has received recent enquiries indicating renewed interest coming from wool users across the world who had previously removed themselves from the market when prices were at record...