The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for January 2021 compared with the same period last season are:
-4.8%, -0.8% and -0.6% respectively.
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for December 2020 compared with the same period last season are:
-5.0%, -4.2% and -4.0% respectively.
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2020 compared with the same period last season are:
-11.2%, -7.8% and -7.2% respectively.
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s third forecast of shorn wool production for 2020/21 is 287 mkg greasy, up 1.1% on 2019/20. Favourable seasonal conditions in most wool producing regions, except Western Australia and Queensland, have helped stabilise wool production although low sheep numbers will continue to hamper a recovery in shorn wool production.
Read more: Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for October 2020 compared with the same period last season are:
-22.5%, -18.8% and -18.0% respectively.