Week 20 Wool Market Review

20.11.19
Week 20 Wool Market Review
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 15 November 2019 (Week 20). The AWEX EMI finished 19¢ higher (+1.2%) in Australian currency and 2¢ higher (+0.2%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. 36,110 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 34,057 bales last sale. 7.2%...
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18.11.19
Fox & Lillie Rural’s 20/20 Vision Fleece to Fashion Wool Study Tour
Fox & Lillie Rural is delighted to offer you the opportunity to visit Vietnam and China in June on our 20/20 Vision Fleece to Fashion wool study tour. The tour will depart Australia on the 10th June and return the 23rd June. The 12-day tour will take you through each...
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11.11.19
Week 19 Wool Market Report
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 8 November 2019 (Week 19). The AWEX EMI finished at 1555¢, 39¢ lower (-2.4%) in Australian currency and 36¢ lower (-3.3%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle in Week 19. 34,057 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 35,300 bales...
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08.11.19
Goodas Wool Inverell Joins Fox & Lillie Rural
We are pleased to announce that Goodas Wool in Inverell, New South Wales has joined the Fox & Lillie Rural business. Both family owned and operated, Fox & Lillie Rural and Goodas Wool have an extended and successful history of business, so the acquisition was a natural fit. Fox &...
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06.11.19
Week 18 Wool Market Review
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 1 November 2019 (Week 18). The AWEX EMI finished 49¢ higher (+3.2%) in Australian currency and 47¢ higher (+4.4%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. The market has withstood the strengthening US Exchange Rate to have risen by...
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06.11.19
Week 17 Wool Market Report
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 25 October 2019 (Week 17). The AWEX EMI finished 28¢ higher (+1.8%) in Australian currency and 28¢ higher (+2.7%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. 27,047 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 35,351 bales last sale. 7.1%...
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30.10.19
Make your next knitwear purchase as eco-friendly as possible
As winter approaches areas in the Northern Hemisphere, consumer minds turn naturally towards cosy knitwear and after a long summer of climate-crisis headlines, shopping sustainably is becoming even more important. The longevity of wool makes it one of the most environmentally-friendly natural fibres around. As a natural and biodegradable fibre,...
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24.10.19
Fox & Lillie Rural Sponsors Wedderburn Shearing School
With the Australian wool industry facing continuing to face a shortage of shearers and woolhandlers, shearing schools such as Wedderburn’s, in north Victoria are crucial in providing entry level training to individuals wishing to pursue a career in the wool trade. Seven students recently completed the Wedderburn two-week intensive Shearing...
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13.10.19
Week 15 Wool Market Report
AWIS WOOL MARKET REVIEW Week Ending 11 October 2019 (Week 15). The AWEX EMI finished 32¢ higher (+2.1%) in Australian currency and 26¢ higher (+2.6%) in US currency at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week. 28,149 bales were on offer nationally, compared with 33,548 bales last sale. 7.7%...
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11.10.19
Ethical, Sustainable, Profitable wool production wins two Premier’s Sustainability Awards
The Finnegan family wool-producing farm, Kia Ora, has won the Small and Medium Enterprises category Award and the Premier’s Regional Recognition Award in this year’s Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards for their cross-operational commitment to sustainability. E.S.P. or Ethical, Sustainable, Profitable wool production is now a feature of the farm, just...
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