The Australian Wool Traceability Hub Gains Momentum

available on AWTH’s website, are educating industry on the need to increase declaration rates​​. To date nearly 50% of all Wool Brokers and 30% of Wool Buyers/Private dealers have subscribed to the AWTH since its launch on July 29th. This is an...

Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

geometry complicates the definition of Mean Fibre Diameter (MFD), rendering it a more intricate task than it many initially apear. The fibre snippets are very short pieces of fibre, typically around 2mm long, which have been cut at random positions...

Terms of Use

part (except where such use constitutes fair dealing under the Copyright Act (Commonwealth of Australia)). Content Disclaimer All material forming part of our website (including in any AWTA Ltd portals) isprovided in good faith and believed to be...

COVID-19 and AWTA Raw Wool Laboratories

AWTA Ltd realises that the trading of Australian wool critically depends on the test results we produce. I’d like to assure you that AWTA Ltd is taking all practical steps it can in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia and has in place...

Wool supply contraction reflects adverse seasonal conditions and higher sheep turnoff

number of sheep shorn in 2024/25 is forecast at 63.0 million, down 12.0%. Shorn wool production is expected to decrease in all states. Average cut per head is expected to be comparable with 2023/24 at 4.45 kg greasy, down 0.2%. The AWPFC’s first...

Wool Industry - Working Together to Future Proof Our Fibre

have undertaken extensive discussions over the past 9 months to assess the current industry landscape as well as the challenges and opportunities that exist today and into the future. More recently the group has involved the Australian Wool Testing...

Yes, we are OPEN - Victoria enters a 7-day lockdown

Chief Health Officer has declared stay at home restrictions will be reintroduced. These restrictions have created some new challenges and our team are working hard to ensure we continue to meet all your testing needs. AWTA Raw Wool are following the...

Raw Wool Terms August 2013

Brochures and Handbooks

of new test methods Other wool industry related matters If printed, these publications are circulated, free of charge, to all addressees on our Mailing List. Otherwise they are available in electronic format on our web site. Note that wool testing...

PIC and the Australian Wool Traceability Hub (AWTH)

wool which may have come from contaminated sites, ranging from the farm to the wool store, dump or shipping containers and all the way to processing locations. The Property Identification Code (PIC) and its declaration is the key to enabling a rapid and...

AWTA Melbourne Laboratory - Closed Thursday 22 September 2022 - QE II Commemorative Public Holiday

client intentions and freight delivery availability the following arrangements have been made: AWTA Melbourne Laboratory and all Victorian, SA, NSW, QLD and Tasmanian Sampling Operations will be closed on Thursday, 22 September 2022. AWTA Melbourne...

Change to Certificate Logo - NATA Endorsement

The keen eyed among you may notice a small change to one of the logo's emblazoning the right hand side of all Test Certificates issued by AWTA Ltd. The new NATA endorsement logo, shown below, will be printed on all Test Certificates from 1st July 2022...

COVID Impact on Service Time

Like all businesses and organisations across Australia, AWTA has recently suffered increased staff absenteeism due to the impact of COVID on our workforce. Although all our employees are vaccinated, we have staff who have been infected through...

Conrayn Merino Stud Wins Australian Fleece Competition 2021

two thirds of the fleeces on show were donated by exhibitors to be auctioned at the completion of the competition, with all proceeds donated to a different nominated charity each year. Since it’s inception, more than $178K dollars has been raised....

Call for Nominations - 2021 NCWSBA Broker Award

NCWSBA is calling for nominations for the 2021 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award. After a COVID-forced hiatus in 2020, NCWSBA is again looking for high achieving young wool broking staff. The Award is in its tenth successful year and recognises excellence in...

Nominations for the 2020 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award

The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia (NCWSBA) is calling for nominations for the 2020 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award. The Award is in its ninth successful year and recognises excellence in service to woolgrowers, auctioneering and/or...

Call for nominations - 2019 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award

The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia is calling for nominations for the 2019 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award. The Award is in its eighth successful year and recognises excellence in service to woolgrowers, auctioneering and/or innovation...

Call for nominations - 2017 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award

NCWSBA is calling for nominations for the 2017 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award. The Award is in its sixth successful year and recognises excellence in service to woolgrowers, auctioneering and/or innovation by an outstanding wool broker employee who is...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

This is a 10.8% decline on the Committee’s shorn wool production estimate of 341 mkg greasy for the 2017/18 season. The fall reflects an expected reduction in both the number of sheep shorn and the average annual wool cut per head as a result of the...

Fleece Measurement Terms August 2013

Pesticide Residue Analysis Test Request

Fleece Measurement Service Request (Yield, Micron, L&S, Colour)

Pesticide Terms August 2013

Key Test Data - Season 2013-14

Key Test Data - Season 2012-13

Key Test Data - Season 2011-12

Key Test Data - Season 2010-11

Key Test Data - Season 2009-10

Key Test Data - Season 2008-09

FAQs

Measurement test? Wool Industry Why are there 4 different Yield results on my Certificates and in the catalogue? Why are small changes in micron so important in determining the price of fine wool? What is Dark and Medullated Fibre Contamination? What...

Australian shorn wool production forecast for 2024/25 revised down to 279.4 Mkg greasy

• The number of sheep shorn is forecast at 63.2 million, down 11.7%. • Shorn wool production is expected to decrease in all states. • Average cut per head is expected to be comparable with 2023/24 at 4.42 kg greasy, down 0.5%. The Australian Wool...

Australian Wool Industry Unveils the Australian Wool Traceability Hub (AWTH)

technologies, WoolClip and eBale. WoolClip is the on-farm digital data capture tool for Australian wool growers which easily allows growers to scan eBales at the source of origin and record each bale’s unique identifying number. With continued adoption...

Australian Wool Traceability Hub – 90% of Wool to be Traced by 2025

processor. An industry owned and led initiative, the Australian Wool Traceability Hub (the Hub) is scheduled to be officially launched by mid-year. The Hub is being developed with input from Australian wool industry organisations: Wool Industries...

Australian shorn wool production forecast of 324 Mkg greasy in 2023/24

Shorn wool production is expected to increase in New South Wales (up 2.7%) and South Australia (up 3.4%) but decrease in all other states. Average cut per head is forecast to reduce to 4.53 kg greasy (down 2.2%) due to dry seasonal conditions since the...

Change to AWTA Signatories for Reports and Certificates

and the new General Manager Raw Wool, Brendon van Rensburg. An example of the updated signature details is provided below. All existing online verification and digital security measures will be retained. For more information contact John Billing Data...

AWTA EDI Network Upgrade

been advised of the update or cutover date and provided with access to a “Test” version of the system to evaluate beforehand. All existing EDI data and formats will be migrated in the background and deployment will be transparent, allowing subscribers...

AWTA Service Time Alert - Workload Pressure

Like all businesses and organisations across Australia, AWTA has recently suffered a spike in staff absenteeism due to COVID. This unpreventable event has coincided with a substantial and significant increase in work load, particularly EXPRESS work, as...

Wool Production Forecasting

experise. The Committee has a three-level structure, with a national committee reposible for the determination of overall wool production estimates based on information and advice from state sub-committees. There is also a Technical Working Group that...

Shorn wool production increases due to improved season

the pastoral region of South Australia and Queensland have reaped the benefit of recent widespread, albeit patchy, rainfall which has replenished on-farm water stocks. Committee Chairman, Russell Pattinson noted that “on the back of good seasonal...

AWTA Still Open

we wish to advise that we are still open for testing and operational. These new restrictions are creating a number of challenges and our team are working hard to ensure we continue to meet all your testing requirements. AWTA Raw Wool are continuously...

Improved seasonal conditions but low sheep numbers limit recovery in shorn wool production

to constrain production. The Committee’s first forecast for 2020/21 is for shorn wool production to be 276 mkg greasy, a fall of 1.6% compared with the current season. Low sheep numbers, opportunistic cropping in mixed farming regions and uncertainty...

Sale Cut-off Calculator

cut-off deadlines Sale Cut-off Calculator. This is an interim tool to help clients select the appropriate service level, it allows for the variable time taken to transport samples from remote regional sampling centres and takes into account Public...

Update on Covid-19 - Essential Service Provider (OPEN)

we will continue to operate in Victoria. At 1pm this afternoon, Premier Daniel Andrews announced a 5 day lockdown for all of Victoria from 11.59pm tonight until at least 11.59pm Wednesday 17th February 2021. This announcement follows the worsening...

Australian Sheep and Wool Show 16-18 July 2021

Victoria from 16th to 18th July 2021. One of the features of the show is the annual Australian Fleece Competition which usually attracts 500 fleece entries from all across Australia. This event represents an opportunity for commercial wool growers and...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

months in many wool growing regions, compared with the previous year or more. This is offset by lower sheep shorn numbers in all states except Victoria and Tasmania and continuing dry to drought conditions in Western Australia, central Queensland and...

Electronic Data Exchange (EDI)

part of AWTA’s services. Through our Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) facilities, AWTA provide electronic data for virtually every test we undertake. Customers can improve service turnaround and reduce testing costs by transmitting sale lot and bale...

Wool Excels at the IWTO Congress - April 2019

International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) concluded last week in Venice, Italy. More than 320 delegates, representing all stages of the global wool textile pipeline, attended the annual three-day event. Of these, 25 delegates attended as part of...

Change to rounding of results - Scoured & Carbonised Wool

The reporting of residual Ash % and Grease (AEM) % results will change to one decimal place on all Scoured and Carbonised Core Tests and Guidance Reports from Friday, 5th April 2019. Previously, these measurements where shown to 2 decimal place but a...

Electronic Services

This industry body is responsible for implementing data communication standards within the wool industry, with which all AWTA EDI services comply. This covers both the sending and receiving of test data, sale lot information and our EDI mailbox service,...

Key Test Data - Season 2013-14 (RTF)