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Melbourne Laboratory Closed - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday 2016
The AWTA Raw Wool Melbourne Laboratory will be closed for business on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 for the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. As this is a metropolitan Melbourne public holiday, all other AWTA Raw Wool laboratories and regional operations will...
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Key Test Data Summary for September 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for September 2016 compared with the same period last season are: -8.5%, -5.1% and -4.2% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – September 2016...
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Flooding delays sample delivery from Central NSW
collected from Dubbo, Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 may not meet the southbound service in time for delivery to the laboratory the following morning.They will instead be delivered on Friday, 23 September 2016. Subsequently,...
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Grand Final Public Holiday 2016 - Victoria
The Victorian State Government has declared that Friday 30 September 2016 will be a public holiday in Victoria. Clients should note that the AWTA Melbourne Laboratory will be closed on this day. This Public Holiday will affect clients selling wool in...
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Minor flooding delays delivery of North Central NSW 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...
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Donations to diabetes charity
said 67 per cent of them were donated to charity, including this year’s grand champion fleece that was won for the first time by commercial woolgrowers – Paul and Margy Seaman, Rosemont, Crookwell, NSW. “Diabetes Australia was nominated by the Kennedy...
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Wool production unchanged in 2016/17
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. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee predicts that shorn wool production in 2016/17 will...
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Key Test Data Summary for August 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. There were 2 addtional working days during August 2016 in comparison with the same month last...
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Key Test Data Summary for July 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 compared with the same period last season are -12.7%, -10.2% and -9.1% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 15.5 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 17.0 mkg for the...
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2016 Agricultural Census
The 2016 Agricultural Census is now on, and the due date for completion is 07 July 2016. Every five years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics measures the pulse of Australia’s agriculture industry, and it’s happening right now. The Agricultural Census...
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Key Test Data Summary for June 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for June 2016 compared with the same period last season are -25.9%, -22.1% and -21.4% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – June 2016 compared...
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Key Test Data Summary for May 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for May 2016 compared with the same period last season are -13.6%, -13.5% and -13.3% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – May 2016 compared...
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Key Test Data Summary for April 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for April 2016 compared with the same period last season are -1.7%, -2.3% and -1.7% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – April 2016 compared...
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Key Test Data Summary for March 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for March 2016 compared with the same period last season are -4.7%, -6.1% and -5.7% respectively. Readers should take into consideration the fact that the Easter sale recess fell in March this...
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Key Test Data Summary for February 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for February 2016 compared with the same period last season are -0.4%, +0.2% and +0.8% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – February 2016...
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Key Test Data Summary for January 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for January 2016 compared with the same period last season are -5.2%, -8.9% and -9.4% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – January 2016...
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Key Test Data Summary for December 2015
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for December 2015 compared with the same period last season are +1.8%, +0.1% and 0.0% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – December 2015...
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Key Test Data Summary for November 2015
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2015 compared with the same period last season are -4.3%, -7.2% and -6.6% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – November 2015...
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Key Test Data Summary for October 2015
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for October 2015 compared with the same period last season are -7.5%, -7.0% and -6.7% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2015 – October 2015...
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Melbourne Laboratory Closed - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday 2015
The AWTA Raw Wool Melbourne Laboratory will be closed for business on Tuesday, 3 November 2015 for the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. As this is a metropolitan Melbourne public holiday, all other AWTA Raw Wool laboratories and regional operations will...
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Grand Final Public Holiday 2015 - Victoria
The Victorian State Government has recently declared that Friday 02 October 2015 will be a public holiday in Victoria. Clients should note that the AWTA Raw Wool Melbourne Laboratory will be open for business as usual on this day.
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Premium Yield Test
Test offered by AWTA reduces the likelihood of a delayed result by initiating the testing of additional sub-samples at the time when testing first commences. In effect, it is an automatic check-test that starts at the same time as the original test....
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Wool donation to warm treasures
THE wool industry came together during August 2015 to make a $14,000 heartfelt donation to Life's Little Treasure Foundation - a national charity dedicated to helping families of sick and premature babies. The contribution was made on behalf of the...
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Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15
Tasmania, outweigh the expected increase in South Australia. The Committee also finalised the 2013/14 shorn wool production estimate at 341mkg, in line with ABS wool receival data and AWTA test data. Table 1: Summary of wool production estimates and...
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Wooltech Core Machines
based manufacturers of wool handling equipment O’Connor Wooltech have adopted a new method of manufacturing that reduces the time taken to build a core machine. Wooltech have incorporated new design features that improve core line productivity and...
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AWTA Melbourne Laboratory – Shift Closing
For many years the AWTA Melbourne laboratory has been open 24 hours a day, five days a week, requiring three shifts to staff the laboratory. From Monday, 6th April 2014 the AWTA Melbourne laboratory will permanently close its night shift operation,...
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TOPMARK Benchmarking
TOPMARK is a free benchmarking service for processing mills and topmakers around the world. Independent trials have established there is a strong correlation between the predictive formulae used in this service and the processing performance of wool...
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IWTO Combined Certificates & OMLs
Wool Exporters and processors are required by purchasers to provide test certificates that show that a consignment of wool meet the requirments specified in a contract. These documents are also used to authorise payments by banks issuing letters of...
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Scoured Wool
Scouring is the process of preparing and washing a batch of raw sheep's wool to remove impurities such as grease, dirt and suint. AWTA Raw Wool is able to perform the certified testing of scoured and carbonised wool for Wool Base, Vegetable Matter Base...
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Dark & Medullated Fibre Risk Scheme
Australian Merino wool has enjoyed a high reputation and price premium for more than one hundred years because it produced wool tops with low levels of dark and medullated fibre contamination. Recently, early and later stage processors of Australian...
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Dark & Medullated Fibre
The Dark Fibre Testing service offered by AWTA is targeted at white-wool growers who are attempting to manage contamination from exotic sheep breeds, or who wish to monitor the contamination in lots carrying a high risk of contamination. Two...
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Clean Colour
Average Yellowness is an important characteristic of wool because it is related to dyeing performance and it is not necessarily related to the colour of Greasy Wool. Considerable quantities of wool are typed as H1 (Light unscourable Colour), H2 (Medium...
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Staple Length & Strength
One of the most important characteristics for determining the value of greasy wool is the average fibre length that will be achieved when the wool has been processed or combed into wool top. This length is known as the Hauteur (fibre length in the Wool...
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Yield & Fibre Diameter
is taken from each bale in a sale lot under the supervision of an AWTA sampling officer. The bale weight is recorded at the time of sampling. Yield is the amount of clean fibre, at a standard moisture content, that is expected to be produced when a...
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Resources
AWTA regularly produces publications and resource material to assist and provide information to the Wool Industry in its day to day business with the Company, and to provide material to inform the industry about the Company and the services it...
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AWTA Alert - Interruption to Issuing of Results - Melbourne
to minimise the impact on clients across the Eastern states, but there will be some delay in issuing results. At this time neither BOC Gas or Air Liquide can provide us with a timeframe for the rectification of this shortage, and they have advised AWTA...
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AWTA Alert - Resume Issuing Results - Melbourne
to address the CO2 shortage will be implemented tomorrow morning. The CO2 supplier (BOC Gas) are still unable to commit to a timeframe for the resumption of bulk CO2 deliveries. Thank you for your patience regarding this matter. If you have any...
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Transition of Ownership – Australian Wool Traceability Hub (AWTH)
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and the Australian Wool Testing Authority Limited (AWTA Ltd) have jointly announced the formal transition of the Australian Wool Traceability Hub (AWTH) to AWTA Ltd’s full ownership and operational control. This...
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AWTA Ltd Annual Review 2024-2025 Available for Download
The AWTA Ltd Annual General Meeting was held on Friday, 17th October 2025. The AWTA Ltd Annual Review 2024-2025 is now available for download using the link below: AWTA Ltd Annual Review 2024-2025
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Key Test Data Summary for October 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for October 2025 compared with the same period last season are: +9.0%, +5.5% and +5.1% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2025 to...
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AWTA Operational Update: Testing Volumes and Service Times
surge in demand for AWTA testing services following a spike in market prices, clients may have experienced longer turnaround times for some test results compared to the quieter periods earlier in the season. Our service timeframes can vary depending on...
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Annual Reviews
The Annual Review is a report by the Directors to the Member Guarantors on the performance of the Company over the previous financial year. It includes a full financial statement for the financial year under review. The Annual General Meeting of Member...
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Key Test Data Summary for September 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for September 2025 compared with the same period last season are: -9.9%, -12.9% and -13.0% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2025 to...
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Key Test Data Summary for August 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for August 2025 compared with the same period last season are: -24.9%, -24.8% and -24.8% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2025 to...
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Update on PIC Declaration Mandate
As previously advised, updates to the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) Core Test Regulations which mandate PIC declarations on grower farm lots are to be enforced by Wool Industries Australia (WIA), through AWTA’s testing and...
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Contact
Melbourne Laboratory Address: 24 Robertson St, Kensington, VIC 3031, Australia Phone: +61 (03) 9371 2100 Email: [email protected] Fremantle Laboratory Location: 38 Clark Court, Bibra Lake, WA 6163, Australia Postal: PO Box 1546, Bibra Lake, WA 6965,...
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Key Test Data Summary for July 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2025 compared with the same period last season are: -9.8%, -9.7% and -9.5% respectively. AWTA Ltd has tested 15.7 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 17.4 mkg for the...
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AWTA Analytics
Often refered to as Key Test Data, this free service includes access to current and historic testing volumes and test averages. Access AWTA Analytics. The AWTA Analytics service features: Bales, Lots and Volume tested by month and progressive (season...
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Wool Statistical Area Production Data to Replace Key Test Data Report
From 2 July 2025 AWTA will make wool production data based on State of production rather than State of storage and sampling. Previously, the volume of wool tested, or "Key Test Data" was reported based on the State or location where the wool was stored...
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Key Test Data Summary for June 2025
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for June 2025 compared with the same period last season are: -12.0%, -13.7% and -13.7% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2024 to June...
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