Supply Issues
Wool declaration mistakes ‘innocent’
Rural Press BY TERRY SIM |18 Oct, 2011 03:30 AM A TREND among Australian woolgrowers of incorrectly declaring their sheep as not mulesed was “innocent”, according to AWEX quality and technical manager Dr Kerry Hansford. On-farm inspections by AWEX between … Continue reading
Chile’s ash dump and Patagonia’s sheep
Financial Times blog site June 15,2011 A million sheep in Argentina’s Patagonia, a region prized for its luxury wool, could in the devastating ash dump from Chile’s Puyehue volcano, a farm association is warning.
MERINOSELECT boosted with $1.5 million funding
AWI Media Release Tuesday, 7 June 2011 Genetic evaluation service MERINOSELECT has entered a new era with Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) support for a further three years. MERINOSELECT, with LAMBPLAN provide the national genetic … Continue reading
Prices lift flocks
Weekly Times Brian Clancy May 19, 2001 THE sharp lift in wool prices appears to have halted the decline in supplies, according to market analyst Chris Wilcox. Mr Wilcox, who chaired the International Wool Textile Organisation market intelligence forum in … Continue reading
Prices remain steady
Rural Press TERRY SIM 19 May, 2011 04:18 PM LOW wool stocks should see prices at least maintained at current levels in coming weeks, but end-market reaction will be a key factor for the 2011-2012 season, industry analysts said this … Continue reading
South African wool to China
Rural Press TERRY SIM 07 May, 2011 10:15 AM WOOL shipments from South Africa to China are set to flow again with the ending of a ban on animal products due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease last week. About 80,000 bales are … Continue reading
Anything to Declare
Supply Chain Transparency February/March Issue www.ecotextile.com Transparency in the Australian wool industry is essential if the global wool sector’s ‘green’ credentials are going to stack up with consumers. The public relations perspective frequently given by the Australian Merino wool … Continue reading
Wool (prices) could keep climbing
Rural Press Stock Journal TERRY SIM 30 Mar, 2011 08:40 AM WOOL prices could lift again under renewed supply pressure as stocks across Australia plunge lower, Australian Wool Innovation chief executive Stuart McCullough said this week. Prices have sustained some … Continue reading
Foot and Mouth delays South African wool exports
Rural Press TERRY SIM 19 Mar, 2011 04:00 AM A SUSPENSION of wool exports from South Africa into India and China because of foot and mouth Disease could last for up to two months. The South African Agriculture, Forestry and … Continue reading