On the 7th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 6,2% to close on 13155c 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

16750 (+7,1%)

21 µ

12110

(+5,1%)

19 µ

14350 (+6,9%)

22 µ

12082

(+1,7%)

20 µ

12708 (+5,4%)

23 µ

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Lempriere Wool Services S A (1,427 bales), Standard Wool (1,231 bales), Stucken (933 bales). Of the 5,228 bales offered 4,859 bales were declared sold (92%).

 

Highest prices achieved on the auction were as follows:

 HOF PRODUCER

Name

Scheme

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. FJH De Klerk

RWS

Cradock

CH

MP5SL.74

18.2µ

65.9%

35

10450c

2. FJH De Klerk

  RWS

Cradock

CL

MF4S.62

20.6µ

72.6%

55

9010c

3. FJH De Klerk

  RWS

Cradock

BH

MF4S.62

21.1µ

71.0%

59

8710c

4. FJH De Klerk

RWS

Cradock

CL

  MP5SL.63

20.5µ

67.2%

51

7390c

5. FJH De Klerk

RWS

Cradock

AH

MB6SL.84

19.2µ

55.0%

43

5500c

The next auction will take place on the 7th of October 2020.