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Fibre Diameter Profile - May 2015

: Monday, 01 June 2015

A comparison of the Australian wool clip fibre diameter profile for the season-to-date (July 2014 – May 2015) with the equivalent period last season shows some interesting changes.

Key Test Data Summary for May 2015

: Monday, 01 June 2015

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for May 2015 compared with the same period last season are -2.9%, -0.3% and +0.3% respectively.

Key Test Data Summary for April 2015

: Friday, 01 May 2015

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for April 2015 compared with the same period last season are +10.2%, +11.9% and +11.8% respectively.

AWTA EDI Service Change

: Friday, 29 May 2015

For many years AWTA has provided a Virtual-Private Network (VPN) to connect customers with our EDI service so they can send and receive certificate data electronically. This is done via a VPN Client program (provided by CISCO systems) installed on the user’s computer or company server, that creates a secure tunnel to AWTA’s server over the internet. Other software then transfers the data back and forth.

FeedTest Season Averages - September 2014 to April 2015

: Thursday, 30 April 2015

FeedTest, the hay and animal fodder testing division owned by AWTA, has published the average fodder test results for the 2014/15 season.

In general, hay results are better than last season with higher proteins (0.5%) and energies (0.4MJ per kg) and correspondingly lower fibres. Silages were fairly similar to last year.