Wool Production Forecast Report (Sep 2013)

Shorn wool production increases as the run of good seasons continue

spring season in key wool producing regions. The number of sheep shorn is expected to increase (up 4.7%) with the average cut per head maintained at 4.53 kg greasy. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn wool...

Shorn wool production increases due to improved season

The current favourable seasonal conditions for wool production are expected to extend into the new season boosting average cut per head. However, low sheep numbers will continue to limit shorn wool production in the short term. The Australian Wool...

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

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 December forecast. The...

Shorn wool production moves higher

many key wool producing regions augurs well for a good spring season. Both the number of sheep shorn (up 3.3%) and average cut per head (up 1.8%) are expected to increase. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s second forecast of shorn...

Australian shorn wool production continues a moderate increase

numbers are expected to remain relatively stable at 72.7 million, up 1.7%. AWPFC Chairman, Stephen Hill said that "average cut per head is expected to increase to 4.59 kg greasy, (up 2.2%) the result of historically high levels in most states and is a...

Australian shorn wool production forecast of 340 Mkg greasy for 2022/23

3.2% (New South Wales) to 13.5% (Queensland). The number of sheep shorn is forecast at 74.9 million head, up 4.6%. Average cut per head is forecast to increase slightly to 4.54 kg greasy. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has...

Australian shorn wool production continues a steady increase

wool producing regions together with an early break to the season continues to favour sheep and wool production. Average cut per head is expected to increase by 3.2% to 4.54 kg greasy”. Most AWTA key test data (Table 2) continue their increase...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

expected to reduce the number of sheep shorn in 2018/19 by 6.6% to 71.7 million head, with a 4.4% reduction in annual average cut per head to 4.25 kg as a result of the tough seasonal conditions. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee has...

Wool production unchanged in 2016/17

opening sheep numbers and sheep shorn are likely to be lower this season than in 2015/16, an improvement in average wool cut per head is expected as a result of far better seasonal conditions, thereby keeping wool production unchanged. The Committee’s...

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

(down 13.6%), New South Wales (down 9.7%), Victoria (down 6.6%) and Western Australia (down 2.1%). The average wool cut per head is forecast to decline by 0.5% nationally to 4.11 kg greasy for the 2019/20 season. In Queensland, shorn wool production is...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise

transfer of ewes and lambs to southern and eastern states between July and November. On a national basis, the average wool cut per head for the season is expected to increase by 7.3% because of improved seasonal conditions, along with wool producers...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

wool production in the short term, particularly in Western Australia and NSW, despite a gradual increase in annual average cut per head (up 2.9%) as a result of improved seasonal conditions in many wool growing regions. The Committee estimates shorn...

Australian wool production falls as dry conditions continue

farms”. The number of sheep shorn in Australia during 2019/20 is forecast to fall by 7.5% to 67.1 million, while average wool cut per head is forecast to fall by 1.7%. In New South Wales, shorn wool production is forecast to fall 13.7% (Table 2),...

Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18

of sheep shorn as producers respond to the high wool prices. This will be partly offset by a small fall in the average wool cut per head due to drier seasonal conditions in some regions, notably in Western Australia. The Australian Wool Production...

Excellent seasonal conditions push Australian wool production higher in 2016/17

that shorn wool production will lift by 2.2% to 332 mkg greasy in 2016/17.This reflects a 2.7% increase in average wool cut per head because of excellent season conditions and an abundance of feed, which more than offsets the small decline expected in...

Decline in Australian wool production in 2015/16 greater than expected

y-o-y (%) 2015/16 Third Forecast Change y-o-y (%) Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 78.0 76.9 -1.4% 73.3 -4.8% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.37 4.50 +3.1% 4.40 -2.3% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 341 347 +1.8% 322 -7.0% Note: Totals may not add...

Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

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Drought continues to push Australian wool production lower

y-o-y (%) 2019/20 Second Forecast Change y-o-y (%) Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 76.8 72.5 -5.5% 68.2 -5.9% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.45 4.13 -7.9% 4.19 +1.5% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 341 300 -12.1% 285 -5.0% Note: Totals may not...

Drought continues to impact Australian wool production

y-o-y (%) 2019/20 First Forecast Change y-o-y (%) Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 76.8 71.2 -7.3% 67.9 -4.5% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.4 4.2 -4.5% 4.2 0.0% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 341 298 -12.7% 285 -4.5% Note: Totals may not add...

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

mkg greasy for the 2017/18 season. The fall reflects an expected reduction in both the number of sheep shorn and average wool cuts per head as a result of the dry seasonal conditions across most of the country. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting...

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

Seasonal conditions hold back wool production

is for shorn wool production to be 333 mkg greasy, a further fall of 1.7%, due to a combination of slightly lower wool cuts per head and lower number of sheep shorn. This early forecast assumes normal seasonal conditions in 2018/19. The Australian Wool...

Australian Wool Production Higher

for 2017/18 is for shorn wool production to be 340 mkg greasy, up by 0.4%, due to a combination of slightly higher wool cuts per head and sheep shorn numbers. This assumes normal seasonal conditions. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee...

Wool production remains down in 2015/16

in December, the dry seasonal conditions in Spring in many major sheep producing areas have resulted in lower average wool cuts per head this season. The hot, dry conditions over summer in a number of regions is likely to further exacerbate this during...

Australian wool production to ease in 2015/16

sheep numbers (million head) 75.5 72.6 -3.9% 69.1 -4.8% Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 78.0 77.0 -1.3% 74.2 -3.6% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.37 4.50 +3.1% 4.47 -0.7% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 341 347 +1.8% 332 -4.3% Note: Totals may...

Australian wool production unchanged in 2014/15 and predicted to ease in 2015/16

sheep numbers (million head) 75.5 71.6 -5.2% 69.1 -3.5% Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 78.0 75.8 -2.8% 73.7 -2.9% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.37 4.49 +2.9% 4.50 +0.2% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 341 341 0.0% 332 -2.7% Note: Totals may...

Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15

sheep numbers (million head) 74.7 75.5 +1.2% 71.7 -5.0% Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 78.8 78.0 -1.0% 74.3 -4.7% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.47 4.37 -2.3% 4.42 +1.1% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 352 341 -3.3% 328 -3.7% Note: Totals may...

Staple Length & Strength

measured prior to processing. Unlike core testing for yield and fibre diameter where bales are sampled using a core tube to cut through the wool in the bale, staple Length & Strength is measured from full length wool staples. The initial sampling...

Australian wool production expected to ease slightly in 2013/14

sheep numbers (million head) 73.1 74.7 2.1% 73.9 -1.0% Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 76.4 78.8 3.1% 78.4 -0.4% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.48 4.43 -1.1% 4.39 -0.8% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 342 350 2.3% 345 -1.4% Note: Totals maynot...

Australian Wool Production Forecast Update – April 2013

sheep numbers (million head) 73.1 75.1 2.7% 74.4 -1.0% Sheep numbers shorn (million head) 76.4 78.9 3.3% 78.5 -0.6% Average cut per head (kg/head) 4.48 4.43 -1.1% 4.37 -1.4% Shorn wool production (mkg greasy) 342 350 2.3% 345 -1.4% Note: Totals may not...