News
Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15
- Friday, 29 August 2014
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee's second forecast for 2014/15 has revised shorn wool production to 328 mkg, down 3.7% from 2013/14 levels. This decrease reflects the reduction in sheep numbers due to the high slaughter rates in 2013/14 even though average fleece weights are expected to increase marginally.
Victorian wins Wool Broker of the Year 2014
- Wednesday, 27 August 2014
REX Bennett’s innovation and dedication to improving his clients’ bottom line has bagged him the title of Wool Broker of the Year.
Key Test Data Summary for July 2014
- Friday, 01 August 2014
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2014 compared with the same period last season are -10.5%, -7.4% and -6.9% respectively.
Charity Auction raises funds for Make-A-Wish foundation
- Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Over 400 fleeces that were entered into this year’s Australian Fleece Competition in Bendigo in July 2014 have been sold at a charity Auction, raising almost $8,000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation. The fleeces were all donated by wool growers and sold by Landmark.
Read more: Charity Auction raises funds for Make-A-Wish foundation
Enhancements to Certificate Verification
- Friday, 01 August 2014
An online Certificate Verification service allows owners of AWTA Certificates to verify that they have legitimate versions of documents. Using an automated service, holders of AWTA documents can request an emailed copy of the original document for comparison and verification. This can be done by simply entering the certificate number and some security information from the documents they hold into a form on the AWTA Wool Testing website, a copy of the certificate is then automatically emailed directly from AWTA.