APEO Analysis

quantifies the residual level APEO (Alkylphenolethoxylates) compounds in semi-processed wools (scoured, carbonised or wool top). Concerns over the toxicity and ecological impact of these compounds have seen restrictions put in place on their use and...

National Fleece Competition - Launches for 2019

year, 251 fleeces from woolgrowers around the country who had entered the competition were auctioned at the Melbourne woolstores, and resulted in a record $18,500 donation for the Lyme Disease Association of Australia. This year's nominated charity is...

Donations to diabetes charity

more than $11,000 for Diabetes Australia. Each year, woolgrowers who are entering fleeces for the competition can chose to donate them to be auctioned off and the money they command given to a nominated charity. The competition convener Athol Frederick,...

Australian Wool Production Higher

excellent seasonal conditions in many areas resulting in higher fleece weights. The strong wool market conditions also appear to be encouraging producers to retain sheep so sheep shorn levels are also expected to be higher. The Committee’s first...

Wool Broker of the Year 2015

The winner of the 2015 National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia’s Wool Broker Award to recognise excellence in wool broking in Australia has been announced. Matthew Thomas of Landmark was selected by the independent Selection Panel as the...

Research papers

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 Organisation (IWTO). Papers published by the Company's scientists are...

Australian wool production to ease in 2015/16

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production for 2015/16 will decline by 4.3% to 332 mkg. This reflects a 3.7% fall in shorn sheep numbers, a result of the continued high turn-off of sheep and lambs in...

Australian wool production to ease in 2014/15

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee's second forecast for 2014/15 has revised shorn wool production to 328 mkg, down 3.7% from 2013/14 levels. This decrease reflects the reduction in sheep numbers due to the high slaughter rates in...

2018 Australian Wool Industry Medal - Call for Nominations

The Australian Wool Industry Medal (AWIM) recognises men and women who have made an exceptional and sustained contribution to the Australian wool industry. The medal was first introduced in 2017 where 11 recipients from across Australia and representing...

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

NCWSBA Wool Broker Award 2016 Launched

The 2016 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award to recognise excellence in service to woolgrowers has just been launched. In its fifth year, the annual Award recognises client servicing, auctioneering and/or innovation by an outstanding wool broker employee who is...

Candice Cordy wins the 2018 Wool Broker of the Year

bales on behalf of 140 clients, said in her presentation that a wool broker’s role is multifaceted. “I think it’s important to work with growers, and get the product right on farm,” Ms Cordy said. “[I help] with their breeding and selection so the wool...

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...

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...

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...

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

same as the estimate for the 2013/14 season. Committee Chairman, Russell Pattinson commented that "while there is expected to be a reduction in the number of sheep shorn this season, this decline will be offset by an increase in average fleece weights...

Australian wool production expected to ease slightly in 2013/14

350mkg. The Committee's second forecast of 2013/14 production remains unchanged at 345mkg, down 1.4 per cent from the 2012/13 total. The forecast decline reflects expected decrease in sheep numbers due to increased sheep turn-off, and a reduction in...

Wool production unchanged in 2016/17

greasy, the same level as its revised estimate for the 2015/16 season. While 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...

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

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production for 2015/16 will decline by 7.0% to 322 mkg. This reflects a combination of a 4.8% fall in shorn sheep numbers and a 2.3% drop in average fleece weights. The...

Staple Length & Strength

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 Top). In addition, the average strength of staples is...

Wool production remains down in 2015/16

Wool Production Forecasting Committee confirmed its December forecast of a 7% decline in shorn wool production in 2015/16 to 322 mkg. This reflects a combination of both fewer sheep shorn than in 2014/15 and a decline in average fleece weights due to...

FeedTest Season Averages - September 2014 to April 2015

season with higher proteins (0.5%) and energies (0.4MJ per kg) and correspondingly lower fibres. Silages were fairly similar to last year. Additional results are now included in the summary tables due to the further development by FeedTest of the NIR...

Enhancements to Certificate Verification

An online Certificate Verification service allows owners of AWTA Certificates to verify that they have legitimate versions of documents. Using an automated service, holders of AWTA documents can request an emailed copy of the original document for...

Australian Fleece Competition 2015

Entries are now open for the Australian Fleece Competition, to be held as part of the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo Victoria 17-19 July 2015. The competition is a joint partnership between Australian Wool Testing Authority, Landmark &...

Dark & Medullated Fibre Risk Scheme

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 wool have...

Yield & Fibre Diameter

is the independent sampling, testing and certifying of the Yield and Fibre Diameter of greasy wool before it is sold. Prior to the measurment of Yield and Fibre Diameter, a representative sample must be obtained. A core sample is taken from each bale in...

History

AWTA's history is synomonous with the transformation of wool production, marketing, valuing and processing from a reliance on subjective appraisal to objective systems of assessment. AWTA Ltd, and its objective Raw Wool measurement services, has played...

The Examination of Decrimped Staple Length to Differentiate Atypical Wool Types as a Potential Aid to Purchasing & Processing Prediction

Wool ComfortMeter to turn heads at global showcase in Shanghai

Revolutionary Australian technology that can guarantee the comfort of wool to the consumer will go on sale to the world at a major global textile and manufacturing showcase in Shanghai this week. The devices are on demonstration at the ITMA Asia event...

AWTA upgrading Melbourne Raw Wool Laboratory software

AWTA will be upgrading the internal laboratory data capture and certification systems in the Melbourne Raw Wool Laboratory effective Monday 4th June 2018. One of AWTA Ltd’s main business objectives is to continuously improve the performance of its...

Key Test Data Summary for June 2024

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for June 2024 compared with the same period last season are: -21.3%, -20.1% and -19.9% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to June...

Key Test Data Summary for May 2024

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for May 2024 compared with the same period last season are: -17.2%, -15.6% and -15.5% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to May...

Key Test Data Summary for April 2024

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for April 2024 compared with the same period last season are: +13%, +17.5% and +17.8% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to April...

Key Test Data Summary for March 2024

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for March 2024 compared with the same period last season are: -23.9%, -22.9% and -22.4% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to...

Key Test Data Summary for January 2024

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for January 2024 compared with the same period last season are: -2.3%, -3.4% and -2.9% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to...

Key Test Data Summary for December 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for December 2023 compared with the same period last season are: -12.2%, -7.4% and -7.0% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to...

Key Test Data Summary for November 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for November 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +13.9%, +17.6% and +16.7% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to...

Key Test Data Summary for October 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for October 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +16.1%, +15.1% and +14.0% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to...

Key Test Data Summary for September 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for September 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +6.6%, +7.7% and +7.3% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to...

Key Test Data Summary for August 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for August 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +2.1%, +4.7% and +4.7% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2023 to August...

Key Test Data Summary for June 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for June 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +1.8%, +5.6% and +5.4% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2022 to June...

Key Test Data Summary for May 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for May 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +19.4%, +21.3% and +21.4% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2022 to May...

Key Test Data Summary for April 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for April 2023 compared with the same period last season are: -3.0%, -3.5% and -3.6% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2022 to April...

Key Test Data Summary for March 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for March 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +5.1%, +4.2% and +3.5% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2022 to March...

Key Test Data Summary for February 2023

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for February 2023 compared with the same period last season are: +1.2%, +0.7% and +0.2% respectively. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2022 to...