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Victorian fleece in the global spotlight
Read MoreStock & 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...
Fox & Lillie Rural Hillston Wool Buying Day
Read MoreDeliver 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...
Knitwear – the eighth wonder of the world
Read MoreThe 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...
China’s Global Shopping Festival breaks sales records and demand for knitwear continues
Read MoreOne 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...
Rumours of wool import restrictions but demand remains strong
Read MoreThere 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...
Chinese Holidays Driving Demand For Wool in October
Read MoreThe 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...
Mounting interest for training in shearing and woolhandling
Read MoreThe 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...
First full wool lifecycle analysis reveals importance of garment use phase and consumer choices
Read MoreNew 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...
Wool Pipeline Clogged
Read MoreThe 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...
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...