Supporting young people to get their foot in the door to the wool industry, and exposing them to the various career opportunities it offers, has always been an important part of Fox & Lillie Rural’s business operations. There are several areas the company focuses on to encourage young people to progress up through the... Read more
Fox & Lillie Rural Stock & Land Contribution. The same theme in the wool market has continued during the past few weeks. There has been good trading activity in the 19-micron and broader Merino categories, and the finer micron types just do not have the same push that they had a month ago. And it... Read more
Stock & Land article. A high-end fashion label has used a south-west Victorian farm as the location of a new global advertising campaign aimed at spruiking the benefits of traceable wool. Melbourne brand Wolfgang Scout used the Warrnambool property for a series of campaign shoots which will go live on social media platforms next month.... Read more
Deliver your butts, bags and bales to Hutchison’s transport deport between 7am-7pm Saturday 17th April for on-the-spot purchasing and payment. Earlier deliveries welcomed. Great Pricing All types and volumes, no matter how big or small. Guaranteed same day service. Wool pack returns. Hobby farmers welcome. Register your club or community group so members can choose... Read more
The first week of wool sales performed admirably to begin the new calendar year and as far as we are concerned, the eighth wonder of the world is wool knitwear. The pressure on micron continued this week as it has over the previous months. We have discussed numerous times in the past few years how... Read more
One of China’s major shopping sales, Singles Day on November 11, lived up to expectations by breaking the last year’s sales records. Singles Day or also known as Double 11 Global Shopping Festival, is a major Chinese shopping holiday which was first established to celebrate single people, in opposition to Valentine’s Day. Sales each year... Read more
There has been some recent speculation that wool may be included in the rumoured list of commodity import suspensions by China. Fox & Lillie export has constant communication with its agents and customers in China, who have informed us that, so far, there is no concrete evidence to suggest there have been problems – or... Read more
The wool market saw a tremendous run-up last week and the pressure increased as each hour drew closer to start of the wool auctions. Looking back at the period leading up the sale tells quite a story. On Thursday 8th October after the previous sale week, the price levels from China were sitting at levels... Read more
The Australian wool industry has reported seeing an increasing number of local people looking to participate in shearing and woolhandling courses as they consider new employment opportunities, a trend which has emerged as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. As Australia prepares for a substantial workforce shortage due to border closures and travel restrictions... Read more
New research reveals that the sustainability of our clothing is strongly influenced by the number of times it is worn and how long it is actively used. After seven years of work, a team of researchers from Australia, New Zealand and Norway have published the first full wool life cycle assessment (LCA) which analysed the... Read more
