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AWTA - Welcomes Mandatory Farm ID for Enhanced Biosecurity
- Monday, 02 June 2025
The Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd (AWTA) today announced its strong support for recent changes to the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) Core Test Regulations, which now enable the mandatory declaration of Property Identification Codes (PIC) for grower (farm) lots and interlots of wool tested in Australia.
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Key Test Data Summary for May 2025
- Sunday, 01 June 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for May 2025 compared with the same period last season are:
-23.6%, -23.0% and -22.9% respectively.
Key Test Data Summary for April 2025
- Thursday, 01 May 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for April 2025 compared with the same period last season are:
-21.1%, -22.3% and -22.2% respectively.
Wool supply contraction reflects adverse seasonal conditions and higher sheep turnoff
- Friday, 02 May 2025
The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2024/25 is 280.1 Mkg greasy, an 11.8% decrease on the 2023/24 estimate. The AWPFC’s first forecast of shorn wool production for the 2025/26 season is 256.6 Mkg greasy, an 8.4% decrease on the 2024/25 forecast.
Read more: Wool supply contraction reflects adverse seasonal conditions and higher sheep turnoff
Key Test Data Summary for March 2025
- Tuesday, 01 April 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for March 2025 compared with the same period last season are:
-3.3%, -2.1% and -2.0% respectively.