Western Australia’s move to mandate pain relief for mulesing lambs has been welcomed by the state’s peak farming body and national sheep and wool producer organisations. WAFarmers has endorsed Minister for Agriculture Jackie Jarvis’ confirmation in Parliament that WA will require pain relief for mulesing under the nationally agreed Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for sheep. The organisation ... Read More

G. Modiano Ltd and G. Schneider SpA announce that all of Schneider’s wool activities, except for those in Mongolia and South America, have joined Modiano. Modiano is known for its strong industrial background, ability to offer prompt stock across a broad range of microns and treatment programme including shrink-resistant wool. Schneider’s specialisation is in fine and ultrafine wools, open-tops and carbonised woo... Read More

The Australian wool market settled this week following successive weeks of price gains, with the EMI closing at 1504 AUC (978 USC), down 10 and 5 cents respectively. The WMI found support, finishing at 1665 AUC with weekly gains of 4 AUC. Fine wools (16.5-19μ) faced renewed pressure this week, averaging losses of 14 cents. The decline was concentrated at the finer end, where 16.5μ and 17.5μ categories shed 15 and... Read More

South Island offering 3,180 bales and North Island offering 1,700 bales. Selection consisted of 18% crossbred fleece good/average colour, 20% hogget fleece, good colour, 5% hogget second shear, 10% crossbred second shear, 50/100mm, good colour, 3% crossbred lambs, good/average colour, 7% half bred, 11% merino, 25% associated oddments all descriptions and 1% miscellaneous types. Against a small offering, crossbred... Read More

The penultimate sale of the 2025 winter season took place in Port Elizabeth with 123,155 kg on offer of which 96% was sold. The offering consisted excellent quality mohair of which 87% was RMS certified. There was good competition amongst all the buyers present at this auction, especially for the better quality clips on offer. The average market indicator closed on R362.91 p/kg which is unchanged (unchanged in do... Read More

AUSTRALIAN sheep producer confidence has surged and flock expansion plans are accelerating, according to the latest industry intentions survey. The latest Sheep Producers Intentions Survey conducted by Meat & Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation has reported a sharp rise in producer confidence and strong intentions to grow flocks in 2026. Key points in the survey results include: Producer sen... Read More

WoolWorks announces that after a global search, that Rosstan Mazey, the current CEO Woolworks Ventures, has been appointed Interim Group CEO WoolWorks, with effect from the 1st of January 2026. Rosstan will take over the day-to-day duties from the long-term President, Nigel Hales, who is stepping back as he transitions towards retirement. Nigel will remain as President of the company and will concentrate on accel... Read More

The Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) has recently published a technical report presenting the results of key characteristics observed in wool lots produced in Uruguay during the 2024 shearing season. The study focuses on two core parameters: average fiber diameter and scoured yield, both determined through tests conducted at the SUL Laboratory and analyzed by LATU under the IWTO-12 Core Test protocol. It is worth... Read More

Resilient domestic demand is driving growth in the eurozone despite global economic headwinds. Eurozone growth has outperformed expectations this year and the momentum is set to continue, said the European Commission. According to the EU’s Autumn Economic Forecast, output will rise by 1.3% in the eurozone in 2025, higher than a prediction given in May. The growth rate is forecast at 1.2% in 2026 and 1.4% in 2027.... Read More

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has a new Chairman, South Australian grower and businessman George Millington. He replaces Jock Laurie who retired at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) after ten years as an AWI Director. Mr Millington was the only nomination at the board meeting immediately following the AGM. Mr Millington says the election provides some clear air. “There has been a lot of politics around AWI o... Read More

A new IWTO European Wool Task Team brings together wool organisations from across Europe to tackle challenges threatening the viability of European wool production. Chaired by Andrew Hogley of British Wool, the Task Team was established to address a critical issue: in many European countries, wool is either going to waste or provides insufficient returns to cover the cost of shearing. With only a few commercial s... Read More

The Italian Wool Textile Association (IWTA), representing the entire Italian and International wool textile value chain—from fibre traders and spinners to weavers, finishers, and leading luxury brands, including members from Australia, China, Japan and South Africa — expresses its full endorsement of the Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme (AWSS) developed by AWEX. For over a century, IWTA members have proudly ... Read More

The Munsie family of New South Wales has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the esteemed Vitale Barberis Canonico (VBC) Wool Excellence Award, recognised for their long-standing dedication to superfine Saxon Merino production. Their winning entry, submitted under the GMunsie/Big Ridge/N.E. brand, featured a 16-micron Saxon clip from the Hillcreston bloodline flock. The wool returned a yield of 76–78 percent ... Read More