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Minor flooding delays delivery of North Central NSW wool samples
- Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Due to rain causing minor flooding and traffic delays last night, any wool samples collected from Dubbo, Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 did not meet the Southbound service in time for delivery to the Melbourne wool testing laboratory overnight. Instead, the affected samples will be delivered on Thursday, 15 September 2016 and consequently some test results may be delayed.
Lachlan Sutton, Wool Broker of the Year 2016
- Friday, 02 September 2016
Lachlan Sutton was declared Wool Broker of the Year for 2016 at the Wool Week Dinner held in Melbourne last week.
Key Test Data Summary for August 2016
- Thursday, 01 September 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for August 2016 compared with the same period last season are:
11.4%, 13.0% and 13.6% respectively.
Wool production unchanged in 2016/17
- Friday, 02 September 2016
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee predicts that shorn wool production in 2016/17 will be at 325 mkg greasy, the same level as its revised estimate for the 2015/16 season.
Donations to diabetes charity
- Monday, 22 August 2016
The sale of fleeces donated by participants of the Australian Fleece Competition have raised more than $11,000 for Diabetes Australia.