Fees

2024 to 30th June 2025. Test types and services, including 2024/25 fees are comprehensively detailed in our AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees list, which is available for download below. Current fees 2024-2025 General wool testing fees have increased by 3% for...

FAQs

retain core samples for check testing? Does AWTA have a test for chemical residues in wool? Can AWTA test other fibres? Wool Testing What are the main benefits of Staple Length & Strength Measurement? For Staple Measurements how is the Position of Break...

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...

Accreditation

Independent Laboratories Round Trials (ILRT) The ILRT Group Members represent the largest independent wool testing laboratories in the world, and are collectively responsible for the testing of approximately 40-50% of the world's greasy wool production...

Australian Wool Industry Unveils the Australian Wool Traceability Hub (AWTH)

(ACWEP), Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX), Australian Wool Handlers (AWH), Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA), National Council of Wool Brokers of Australia (NCWBA) and WoolProducers Australia (WPA). This...

Wool comfort revolution now on sale to global garment makers

research aimed at guaranteeing the comfort of wool to the consumer is now a commercial reality, with the Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) today launching the Wool ComfortMeter and Wool HandleMeter. Developed by Australia’s Cooperative Research...

Seasonal conditions hold back wool production

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWTA, AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and...

Australian Wool Production Higher

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWTA, AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises as fleece weights rise

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing The National Committee drew on advice from the six State Committees, each of which includes growers, brokers, private...

Wool production unchanged in 2016/17

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWTA, AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and...

Wool Industry - Working Together to Future Proof Our Fibre

challenges and opportunities that exist today and into the future. More recently the group has involved the Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) to bolster a more comprehensive industry approach. The key focus of this collaboration is to allow the...

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

merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and from the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Australian Wool Traceability Hub – 90% of Wool to be Traced by 2025

is being developed with input from Australian wool industry organisations: Wool Industries Australia (WIA), Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA), Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX), National Council of Wool Brokers of...

Australian shorn wool production continues a steady increase

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

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

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

Lachlan Sutton, Wool Broker of the Year 2016

the winning industry ambassador with international networking opportunities. Judging panelists Ian Ashman, Australian Wool Testing Authority, Charlie Merriman, Boorowa woolgrower and Annabelle Cleeland, national sheep and wool writer, Fairfax Media,...

Shorn wool production increases due to improved season

test volumes to the end of March 2021 were down by 0.9% year-on-year, however, there has been a sharp increase in AWTA wool testing volumes from February to April. First-hand offered wool at auction to the end of week 44 was up 12.1%. The increase is...

Drought continues to push Australian wool production lower

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Australian wool production falls as dry conditions continue

merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and from the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Raw Wool Testing

Shorn wool production increases as the run of good seasons continue

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Australian wool production to ease in 2015/16

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

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

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWTA, AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and...

Australian wool production impacted by tough season

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Brochures and Handbooks

to all addressees on our Mailing List. Otherwise they are available in electronic format on our web site. Note that wool testing process and the company's operations change from time to time as a result of improvment to the process and these documents...

Drought continues to impact Australian wool production

The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that Australian shorn wool production for 2018/19 will be 298 mkg greasy. This is a 12.7% decline from the levels in 2017/18 and reflects the continuing drought conditions across large...

Australian shorn wool production stabilises in 2020/21

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

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

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Yield & Fibre Diameter

AWTA Raw Wool's key service 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...

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

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Wool production remains down in 2015/16

growers, brokers, private treaty merchants,representatives from State Departments of Agriculture, and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input was also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, AWTA and...

Specialised Wool Equipment

Wool ComfortMeter Retailers and manufacturers now have a reliable means of objectively specifying and promoting a garment on the basis of superior comfort for the wearer, using The Wool ComfortMeter; a easy-to-use desktop instrument. Accurately and...

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...

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2012-13

Technical & Commercial Requirements of Wool Testing Systems

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2013-14

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2014-15

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2015-16

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2016-17

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2017-18

AWTA Raw Wool Testing Fees 2018-19

Australian shorn wool production forecast for 2024/25 revised down to 279.4 Mkg greasy

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES and Meat...

Shorn wool production moves higher

treaty merchants, sheep pregnancy scanners, representatives from State Departments of Agriculture and the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Data and input were also drawn from AWEX, wool exporters, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABARES, and Meat...

Terms of Use

accessing the website and utilising its contents you expressly agree to these terms. This website is owned by Australian Wool Testing Authority Limited (“AWTA Ltd”). AWTA Ltd grants you a non-exclusive limited licence to access the site subject to these...

Candice Cordy wins the 2018 Wool Broker of the Year

from through greater community and client engagement,” she said. Sponsored by Fairfax Agricultural Media and Australian Wool Testing Authority, Ms Cordy will represent the country at the International Wool Textile Organisation’s annual congress in...

Australian shorn wool production continues a moderate increase

historically high levels in most states and is a reflection of the current run of three good seasons”. Most Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) key test data (Table 3) up to the end of March 2023 are very similar to the same time last season....

Raw Wool Terms August 2013

Declaration Rates

Property Identification Code (PIC) transmission rates: AWTA stores PICs that are declared by sellers as part of the presale testing process. Only the code is stored in AWTA's database and it remains anonymous as we have no means of identifying or...

Australian Wool Production Forecast Update – April 2013

Committee chairman Russell Pattinson commented that reports from state committees and recent data such as Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA) year on year pre-sale wool test data (+3% till end March) were the main reasons for the small upward...