Wool Pipeline Clogged

20.08.20
Wool Pipeline Clogged
The COVID-19 virus has had a significant impact on the wool pipeline, as the market continues to show more signs of the challenges inherent in this once-in-a-100-year event. As we know, China had the virus first and went hard to lockdown to keep it confined to Wuhan – as much...
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17.08.20
Week 07 Wool Market Report
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...
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13.07.20
Big issue of transparency with the National Wool Declaration
The 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...
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23.06.20
Pain relief mandatory for mulesing sheep in Victoria from 1 July
From 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...
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04.06.20
Renewed overseas interest in wool as prices drop
While 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...
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01.06.20
Get snapping – The Casterton Kelpie Muster’s Photography Competition is here
The Casterton Kelpie Association is hosting their Annual Kelpie Muster Photography Competition a little differently this year. The event usually takes place in June on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend but due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the weekend had to be postponed to Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October....
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04.05.20
Week 44 Wool Market Review
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 1 May 2020 (Week 44) The AWEX EMI finished at 1225¢, after falling a further 47¢ (-3.7%) in Australian currency, and 3¢ lower (-0.4%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 44. 22,904 bales were on offer nationally, compared...
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15.04.20
Week 41 Wool Market Report
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW The AWEX EMI steadied when it finished 14¢ higher (+1.1%) in Australian currency and 12¢ higher (+1.5%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 41. Sellers responded to the previous week’s market by withdrawing 24.7% of the potential offering prior to...
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06.04.20
Week 40 Wool Market Review
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 3 April 2020 (Week 40) It was a very difficult week for wool when the AWEX EMI finished at 1287¢, 155¢ lower (-10.7%) in Australian currency and 67¢ lower (-7.8%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle. It was the lowest...
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01.04.20
Week 39 Wool Market Report
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 27 March 2020 (Week 39) The AWEX EMI finished 4¢ higher (+0.3%) in Australian currency and 54¢ higher (+6.7%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 39. The big differences between the changes in the two currencies was due...
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