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Weekly Wool Market Commentary
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2025-S08
Week S08: 20/08/2025: The AWEX EMI closed on 1247c up 8c at auction sales in Australia this week. The first sale back after the three-week recess saw a build-up of 41,303 bales offered to the market, with a reasonable 92.1% clearance rate. Exporters returned to the sale rooms with new orders and refreshed financial positions. As the sale unfolded on Tuesday the market continued to gain momentum and conversely the AUD USD Exchange Rate weakened. The currency exchange closed the series on the 23rd July at 65.7 USC and has continued to weaken to 64.46 USc indicating a moderate loss in the EMI of 10 USC for the week.
Merino Fleece
saw the MPG’s 16-19.5 strengthen with Tuesday northern market influenced by the FNF superfine and best style lots on offer. Premiums were more noticeably elevated for Certified Integrity Scheme lots on offer. Wednesday saw the northern offering contain a larger percentage of slightly lesser style lots and the market adjusted accordingly.
Merino Skirtings
were in demand from the opening bell and increased 20c on Tuesday and was able to maintain small rises on Wednesday. Best style PCS continued to be in keen demand at premium prices to the average.
Merino Cardings
saw most types in this basket hold firm however selected lines of merino locks finished the week on a stronger note pushing the northern MC up 12c on Wednesday.
Crossbred Fleece
Crossbred Oddments
Crossbreds
were well supported with the best style 26-28µ FNF fleece types attracting 10-15c premiums for the week.
Next Week
national offering falls back to 30,596 bales. Whilst the fallback in next week’s offering looks substantial, it is in line with the offerings at the same time last year. With Wool Production Forecasting anticipating lower sheep numbers and increased sell-off in Sheep to continue to drive the production estimates down. The market intel remains fairly neutral for next week’s offering unless the AUD relationship with the USD continues to fall. ~ Marty Moses.
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Market Commentary
AWTA reported the monthly comparison of total weight tested for July 2025 compared with the same period last season is 9.5% lower. AWTA Ltd has tested 15.7 mkg this season compared with 17.4 mkg for the equivalent period last season.