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

Wool Production Forecast Report (Sep 2013)

Key Test Data - Season 2013-14 (RTF)

Yield & Fibre Diameter

obtained. A core sample 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...

Key Test Data Summary for May 2021

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for May 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +71.1%, +72.1% and +71.9% respectively. Note that testing volumes for May 2020 last year were greatly affected by COVID restrictions...

Key Test Data - September 2012

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Key Test Data - January 2014 (RTF)

Key Test Data - January 2014

Key Test Data - November 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - September 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - September 2013

Key Test Data - December 2013

Key Test Data - December 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Tata - November 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - November 2013

Key Test Data - October 2013

Key Test Data - October 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - August 2013

Key Test Data - August 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - July 2013

Key Test Data - July 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - July 2012 (RTF)

Key Test Data - June 2013

Key Test Data - April 2013

Key Test Data - March 2013

Key Test Data - February 2013

Key Test Data - January 2013

Key Test Data - December 2012

Key Test Data - November 2012

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Key Test Data - August 2012

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

Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

staple must be related to staple thickness before it can be used more meaningfully. Staple thickness is determined from the weight of the staple and the Length of the staple. That is, the more grams of weight per millimetre of Length, the thicker the...

Key Test Data Summary for November 2021

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +15.3%, +10.6% and +10.2% respectively. Note that testing volumes for November 2020 last year were somewhat affected by COVID-19...

Key Test Data Summary for October 2021

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for October 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +15.5%, +11.6% and +11.0% respectively. Note that testing volumes for October 2020 last year were affected by COVID restrictions...

Key Test Data Summary for September 2021

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for September 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +23.8%, +20.4% and +19.7% respectively. Note that testing volumes for September 2020 last year were unaffected by COVID...

Key Test Data Summary for June 2021

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for June 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +40.5%, +44.3% and +43.7% respectively. Note that testing volumes for June 2020 last year were barely affected by COVID restrictions...

Australian wool production forecast to fall in 2018/19 due to tough season

sheep shorn (+3.3%) last season compared to 2016/17, which is mostly offset by an estimated 2.9% decline in average fleece weights. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee has updated its forecast for the 2018/19 season to 322 mkg greasy....

Key Test Data Summary for June 2013

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for June 2013 compared with the same period last season are +2.4%, +1.1% and +0.4% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2012 – May 2013 compared with...

Australian Wool Production Forecast Update – April 2013

The increase is due to an expected 3.3% rise in the number of sheep shorn, partly offset by 1.1% fall in average fleece weight. The Committee’s first projection for 2013/14 has been set at 345 mkgs, down 1.4% from 2012/13, as a result of an expected...

Key Test Data Summary for August 2024

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for August 2024 compared with the same period last season are: -21.1%, -20.1% and -19.7% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2024 to...

Volume and Trends

Wool Production & Measurement Trends AWTA's database contains extensive information for the number of bales tested, the weight of wool tested and associated objective measurements. As almost every lot of wool sold in Australia is certified for Yield...