THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – by Bob Garnant – Countryman – “Just back from China, a group of WA woolgrowers found plenty of optimism, despite the trade-war- induced downturn, as they witnessed a positive mass expansion of the industry.”
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – by Zach Relph – Countryman – “A DNA sheep test has been heralded as key to providing commercial breeders with genetic measures for benchmarking flock against industry averages ahead of the ram selling season.”
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN – Countryman – “Comfort-chasing consumers filling their wardrobes with brands like Adidas, Puma and Nike will underpin WA’s $826 million wool sector long-term, industry figureheads say, as the activewear trend gains popularity.”
SHEEP CENTRAL – Bureau of Meteorology – “ONSHORE flow brought moderate falls to south-east Queensland and coastal New South Wales, while strong cold fronts produced moderate falls in the south-west and south-east of Australia.”
SHEEP CENTRAL – by Terry Sim – “PEAK wool grower body WoolProducers Australia has lost its NSW Farmers board member over the national body’s policy to mandate pain relief for the surgical mulesing of sheep.”
THE WEEKLY TIMES – by Kate Dowler – “FREEZE branding sheep’s breech skin with liquid nitrogen — to create a plainer breech with a reduced risk of flystrike — will be used commercially for the first time on at least 40,000 sheep this year.”
SHEEP CENTRAL – “LIMITED buyer activity was seen in online wool sales last week, as the physical auction market took another negative turn.”
FARMING LIFE – by Ruth Rodgers – “The 2019 Shearing & Wool Handling World Championships take place in France this week and Ulster Wool are delighted to be supporting the Northern Ireland team.”
2GB 873AM – “June is being described as a horror month for the wool industry, as the Eastern Market Indicator fell by 16 percent – the largest monthly fall in 28 years.”
THE WEEKLY TIMES – by Nicola Bell – “WOOL prices have continued to plunge due to subdued demand and the effect of world economic issues.
In the final sale for the 2018-19 season, the Eastern Market Indicator fell 51c/kg to 1715c/kg last week — 341c/kg or 16 per cent lower than the same time last year.”
