INDUSTRY NEWS
Key Test Data for December 2022
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for December 2022 compared with the same period last season are:
+11.1%, +7.6% and +7.3% respectively.
The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight tested for July 2022 to December 2022 compared with the same period last season are:
-0.7%, -0.4% and -0.2% respectively.
AWTA Ltd has tested 160.3 mkg (million kilograms) this season compared with 160.6 mkg for the equivalent period last season.
Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2022 12
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Australian shorn wool production forecast of 340Mkg greasy for 2022/23
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has updated its forecast of shorn wool production for the 2022/23 season. This third forecast, released on 23 December 2022, is for production of 340 million kilograms (Mkg) greasy. This is unchanged from the September forecast, and is a 5.0% increase on the 2021/22 estimated shorn wool production of 324 Mkg greasy.
Full details: Australian shorn wool production forecast of 340 Mkg greasy for 2022/23