On the 4th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 1,1% to close on 11991c 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

15401 (+2,2%)

21 µ

11882

(+0,6%)

19 µ

13073 (+0,8%)

22 µ

11282

(+0,4%)

20 µ

12281 (+1,4%)

23 µ

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Lempriere Wool Services S A (1,467 bales), Tianyu S A Pty (Ltd) (1,281 bales), G Modiano (1,222 bales). Of the 6,531 bales offered 6,362 bales were declared sold (97%).

 

Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows:

TOP 10 HOUSE OF FIBRE PRODUCERS

Name

Scheme

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. Wienand Farming CC

 RWS

  Cookhouse

  BFH

MWF4S.74

17.8µ

70.4%

47

11630c

2. Wienand Farming CC

 RWS

  Cookhouse

BMH

MWF4S.71

18.2µ

71.0%

54

10910c

3. Wienand Farming CC

RWS

Cookhouse

CFH

MWF4S.64

17.3µ

70.2%

43

10910c

4. Studcor Trust

RWS

Pearston

AH

MWF5S.78

17.8µ

69.5%

38

10880c

5. Wienand Farming CC

RWS

Cookhouse

HBKS

MWF5M.68

17.5µ

65.9%

50

10490c

6. Wienand Farming CC

RWS

Cookhouse

BBMY

MF3E.73

19.1µ

70.8%

46

10450c

7. Wienand Farming CC

RWS

Cookhouse

BFY

MF4E.79

18.7µ

70.8%

38

10350c

8. KS Van Deemter

RWS

Kleinpoort

BBMY

MF4S.79

18.8µ

71.1%

41

10100c

9. Wienand Farming CC

RWS

Cookhouse

HSDY

MP6SL.68

17.6µ

65.0%

38

9910c

10. Wienand Farming CC

RWS

Cookhouse

CMY

MF4E.63

18.3µ

69.9%

48

9900c

The next auction will take place on the 16th of September 2020.