On the 26th wool auction of the 2019/2020 sale season, the merino wool market indicator decreased by 9,6% to close on 14967c per kg clean wool.

The average clean wool market indicators for good quality long fleece wool (MF4/MF5) with a tenstile strength of 35 (NKT) were as follows:

Fibrediameter (µ)

CWP*  PM**

Fibrediameter (µ)

CWP*

PM**

    *Clean wool price

    **Price movement

 

18 µ

17872 (-5,3%)

21 µ

15056

(-8,7%)

19 µ

16347 (-5,4%)

22 µ

14262

(-13,9%)

20 µ

15219 (-10,1%)

23 µ

12439

(-8,0%)

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Standard Wool (3,264 bales), Lempriere S A (2,396 bales),Stucken (1,349 bales ). Of the 11,106 bales offered 9,136 bales were declared sold (82%).

 Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows: 

TOP 10 HOF PRODUCERS

 

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. Rondom Merinos (Pty) Ltd

  Carnarvon

BH

MWF4E.71

16.7µ

68.7%

39

14410c

2. Rondom Merinos (Pty) Ltd

  Carnarvon

BBH

MWF4E.82

16.9µ

68.0%

41

14250c

3. LR Ferreira

Cradock

AMY

MF4E.80

17.8µ

69.4%

38

13600c

4. LR Ferreira

Cradock

BMY

MF5S.74

16.9µ

65.8%

41

13510c

5. The Ridges S/Set East Pty Ltd

Somerset-Oos

BH

MWF4E.70

17.1µ

65.1%

36

13010c

6. Rondom Merinos (Pty) Ltd

Carnarvon

BBMY

MF4E.77

18.0µ

68.3%

48

12880c

7. Blackwoods Bdy (Pty) Ltd

Beaufort-Wes

CMY

MF4E.53

16.3µ

67.2%

 

12850c

8. Kareekrans Bdy

Somset-Oos

BFY

MF4E.71

16.2µ

62.1%

35

12750c

9. Rondom Merinos (Pty) Ltd

Carnarvon

BMY

MF4E.71

17.8µ

67.4%

49

12720c

10. Langdrift (Edms) Bpk

Cradock

AFY

MF4S.79

17.7µ

65.2%

40

12600c

The next auction will take place on 13th May 2020