THE frailty of Australia’s wool market was illustrated last week with large price falls at auctions, heavily influenced by an upward spike in the Australian dollar’s exchange rate to the US currency…Read More
Sheep Central, April 22, 2025
AUSTRALIAN wool demand remained stable this week benefited by favourable currency exchange rates amid the uncertainty generated by American President Donald Trump’s global tariff pronouncements…Read More
Sheep Central, April 11, 2025
IT is difficult to find a more erratic week on the global markets than what we have gone through this week…Read More
Guest Author, April 11, 2025
RENEWED demand from mainly China, but also India and Europe, lifted auction wool prices in Australia this week…Read More
Sheep Central, April 4, 2025
IT was an interesting week on the spot wool market, with a shaky start and a stronger US dollar that could give little or no support to Merino quantities…Read More
Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Partners, April 4, 2025
AUSTRALIAN Merino wool prices were unable to maintain their upward movement at auctions last week, but crossbred values sold firm to dearer…Read More
Sheep Central, March 31, 2025
THE spot wool market took a breath last week after 11 straight auction sessions that lifted the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator from 1180 to 1251c/kg clean…Read More
Mike Avery, Southern Aurora Markets., March 31, 2025
THE impetus on the forward wool market has been similar to auction price movements, but trading volumes remain disappointingly low…Read More
Guest Author, March 24, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has continued to strengthen, recording its fourth consecutive week of price rises…Read More
Sheep Central, March 21, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S auction wool market has trended higher for the third consecutive week, despite the Australian Wool Exchange reporting the national catalogue increasing by 5648 bales to a 38,246-bale offering…Read More
Sheep Central, March 14, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S wool price benchmark this week reached its highest level this season and since May 2023, after strong supply risk-based buying influenced by currency changes…Read More
Sheep Central, March 7, 2025
IT was a strong week for the spot auction wool market this week, stimulated by a robust USD, tight supply and improved demand…Read More
Guest Author, March 7, 2025