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China and India supply contracts help lift wool auction market

AUSTRALIA’S wool auction market lifted this week, led by increases in fine and medium Merino fleece prices…Read More

Sheep Central, April 26, 2024

Forward wool trading highlights need to have a target price

IT WAS an ambiguous week for selling wool, with auctions delivering the strongest single day rise in the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator on Tuesday since before Christmas, in Australian and US dollar terms…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 26, 2024

Merino lambs and scanned ewe prices lift on AuctionsPlus

MERINO wether and ewe lamb prices increased on AuctionsPlus last week, along with values for most scanned in-lamb ewe categories…Read More

Sheep Central, April 22, 2024

Currency rates lift wool prices but demand stays the same

CURRENCY exchange rates lifted Australia’s wool auction market this week and growers responded by holding fewer bales back…Read More

Sheep Central, April 19, 2024

Forward wool contracts trade at premiums to spot levels

IT was another solid week for the wool auction market in Australia and prices rose for the fourth consecutive session, helped by a continuing strong USD…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 19, 2024

AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb offerings rebound after Easter

AUCTIONSPLUS commercial sheep and lamb listings jumped 37 percent to 54,396 head last week, in the first full week back after Easter…Read More

Sheep Central, April 15, 2024

Short-term sheep and lamb trades are out there

BETTER planning around short-term lamb/sheep trades has definitely been the winner since late November, according to RMA Network chief executive officer Chris Howie in his latest industry wrap…Read More

Chris Howie, April 12, 2024

Superfine Merino wools lose out in auctions with currency movements

SUPERFINE wool prices lost ground in an overall unchanged market indicator result at Australian auctions this week…Read More

Sheep Central, April 12, 2024

Forward wool trading takes lead from shaky auction resumption

The wool auction resumption after the Easter recess got off to a shaky start on Tuesday with the finer microns particularly under pressure…Read More

Michael Avery, Southern Aurora Markets partner, April 12, 2024

Merino wether lambs sell to stronger demand on AuctionsPlus

AUCTIONSPLUS commercial sheep and lamb listings fell 24 percent to 39,295 head in a short trading week due to the Easter long weekend…Read More

Sheep Central, April 8, 2024

Shedding breed ewes and lambs star in reduced AuctionsPlus offering

SHEDDING breed lambs and ewes were in vogue in a reduced overall sheep and lamb offering on AuctionsPlus last week…Read More

Terry Sim, April 3, 2024

Fine Merino wools hit hardest as market drops into Easter

MERINO wool 18.5 micron and finer continued to feel the brunt of the muted global discretionary spending at auctions across Australia this week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 28, 2024

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