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...

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...

Key Test Data Summary for October 2016

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for October 2016 compared with the same period last season are: -12.5%, -13.0% and -12.1% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – October 2016...

Key Test Data Summary for November 2016

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2016 compared with the same period last season are: +23.0%, +21.5% and +21.8% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – November 2016...

Key Test Data Summary for December 2016

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for December 2016 compared with the same period last season are: -1.1%, +0.3% and +1.0% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – December 2016...

Key Test Data Summary for January 2017

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for January 2017 compared with the same period last season are: +8.9%, +9.3% and +9.9% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – January 2017...

Key Test Data Summary for February 2017

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for February 2017 compared with the same period last season are: +8.4%, +5.2% and +4.9% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – February 2017...

Key Test Data Summary for March 2017

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for March 2017 compared with the same period last season are: +16.4%, +14.2% and +14.2% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2016 – March 2017...

New Contact Details - Sydney

The contact telephone and fax numbers for the AWTA Sydney office have changed. AWTA Sydney Telephone: 02 9632 5463 Fax: 02 9632 1729 Please amend all records.

Update on Fibre Curvature Measurement

Recently, AWTA Ltd’s Raw Wool Laboratories completed a biennial re calibration of all LASERSCAN, OFDA and Airflow instruments as required by the International Wool Textile Organisation, Interwoollabs and NATA as part of part of our ongoing...

Key Test Data - Season 2013-14 (RTF)

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

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee has updated its forecast for the 2018/19 season to 322 mkg greasy. This is a 5.7% decline on the Committee’s shorn wool production estimate of 341 mkg greasy for the 2017/18 season. The fall reflects...

Wool Production Forecasting

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) draws together a range of objective data and qualitative information to produce consensus-based, authoritative forecasts of Australian wool production three times a year. AWTA has maintained...

Australian shorn wool production continues a moderate increase

The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2022/23 is 328 Mkg greasy, up 1.3% on 2021/22. Most key wool producing regions experienced a favourable summer season, a reasonable autumn and are...

Amended Terms & Conditions

As a result of recent changes in Australian Consumer Law, AWTA Ltd has reviewed and updated its Terms & Conditions for various raw wool testing services. The updated documents for Raw Wool Testing, Fleece Testing and Pesticide Residue Testing can be...

National Fleece Competition - Launches for 2019

Entries are now open for the 2019 National Fleece Competition, the biggest benchmarking event of its kind in the country. The competition is in its 19th year, and in the past 18 years, it has raised over $160,000 for national charities. Last year, 251...

IWTO Congress 2024 - Adelaide

The IWTO Congress, hosted this year by Wool Industries Australia (WIA) in conjunction with IWTO, is the annual meeting point for the global wool industry. It is a key time for woolgrowers, traders, primary processors, spinners, weavers, garment...

Improvements to EU EcoLabel Testing

The EU specifications for deliveries of greasy wool under its EcoLabel certification program have changed. The maximum number of sale lots to be tested as part of a greasy wool consignment is now 10 and AWTA’s Pesticide Testing service has new...

Pesticide Residues

Analysis which identifies and quantifies the residual level of lice and fly treatment chemicals in greasy wool, semi-processed wool and wool grease. The presence of heavy metals such as Arsenic can also be determined. Wool samples are prepared and...

Key Test Data Summary for March 2013

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for March 2013 compared with the same period last season are: -8.9%, -6.3% and -5.9% respectively. The progressive comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for July 2012 – March 2013 compared...

Wool to Benefit BlazeAid Charity

BlazeAid has been chosen as this year's Australian Sheep and Wool Show fleece competition charity. The volunteer organisation works with farmers and families in rural Australia to rebuild livestock fences that have been destroyed by natural disasters...

Research papers

AWTA has achieved a world wide reputation for its research work and now has one of the largest teams of scientists working on raw wool metrology. Our scientists regularly report on their work to the technical forums of the International Wool Textile...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Premium Yield Test

Occasionally clients with an urgent requirement for test results can be frustrated by small delays in the issuing of test results due to the need to perform the testing of additional sub-samples or “check-testing”. This happens more frequently with...

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.

Donations to diabetes charity

The sale of fleeces donated by participants of the Australian Fleece Competition have raised more than $11,000 for Diabetes Australia. In its 16th year, the fleeces donated by participants of the Australian Fleece Competition have raised more than...

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...

Delay to issuing Test Results - S24 & M24

Due to much higher than anticipated workload for next week’s sale there will be a delay in the issuing of some test results and consequently these tests will miss the normal catalogue transmission deadline on Friday. The NASC met this morning and have...

Trends Within Micron Range

Key Test Data - July 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - July 2013

Key Test Data - August 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - August 2013

Key Test Data - October 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - October 2013

Key Test Data - December 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - December 2013

Key Test Data - September 2013

Key Test Data - September 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - November 2013 (RTF)

Key Test Data - January 2014

Key Test Data - January 2014 (RTF)

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

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...

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...

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...