The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for February 2019 compared with the same period last season are:
-2.8%, -5.9% and -5.5% respectively.
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for January 2019 compared with the same period last season are:
-10.2%, -12.5% and -12.2% respectively.
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2018 compared with the same period last season are:
-16.2%, -21.0% and -21.1% respectively.
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for December 2018 compared with the same period last season are:
-4.5%, -8.1% and -7.8% respectively.
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s updated forecast of shorn wool production in 2018/19 is 305 mkg greasy, down by 10.8% from 2017/18.
Continuing dry conditions in New South Wales, Queensland, northern Victoria, east Gippsland and the northern parts of South Australia have been tempered somewhat by the better seasonal conditions in the south east South Australia, the midlands of Tasmania, western Victoria and parts of Western Australia.