9th Sep 2019
On the 1st wool auction of the 2018/2019 season, the merino wool market indicator decreased with -28.3% to close on 14770c per kg clean. This is approximately -38.02% higher than a year ago. Average clean wool price indicators for good quality long fleece wool (MF4/MF5) with a tenstile strength of 35 (NKT) were as follows:
4th Sep 2019
The second auction of the 2019 winter season offered 149858kg. Even though the quality of the mohair was excellent, the market came down by 10.0% The stronger micron young and adult mohair came down the most. The trade war between the USA and China was the biggest contributing factor in the drop in market. The trade war between the USA[...]
16th Aug 2019
The average market indicator of kid mohair increased with 15.0% to close at R413.46/kg while the average market indicator of young goat mohair declined with 4.8% to close at R296.80/kg. The average market indicator of fine adult mohair decreased with 15.0% to close at R246.43/kg. Due to most of the strong adults being declared [...]