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Title	Published Date
Wool is back in vogue!	15 September 2023
NCWSBA appoints Robert Herrmann as Executive Director	12 May 2023
Global economy on the recovery path, but uncertainties remain	26 April 2021
Wool exports rise for Australia, NZ and South Africa, down for South American countries	19 April 2021
Wool prices lag the rise in general commodity prices	19 April 2021
Improvement in wool prices lagging that for competing fibres	29 March 2021
Clothing retail sales in China jump, sales weak in other countries	22 March 2021
Value of Australian wool exports hit near 40-year low	18 March 2021
Sharp jump in AWTA wool tests in February	11 March 2021
Current superfine wool prices at 80th percentile, broad wool prices near lows	01 March 2021
NCWSBA MEDIA RELEASE: Solid premiums for non-mulesed wool in weak market, discounts for no NWD	24 February 2021
Price premiums for superfine wool at multi-year highs	22 February 2021
Australian wool export volumes lift in first half of 2020/21 due to sharp jump in exports to China	15 February 2021
Over three-quarters of farm bales at auction have a National Wool Declaration	08 February 2021
US imports of men’s wool wovenwear slump in 2020	01 February 2021
Is a commodity price supercycle beginning?	27 January 2021
Australian wool tests at decades low in first half of 2020/21	18 January 2021
First half of the 2020/21 season in review	21 December 2020
Very good seasonal conditions see Australian wool production stabilise	21 December 2020
Wool’s price relativity with competing fibres well down on peaks	14 December 2020
AWTA test volumes down, production outlook obscured by weather, stock holding & shearing delays	07 December 2020
Sharp drop in US imports of wool clothing a concern	30 November 2020
Tentative signs of higher retail sales as consumer’s become a little more confident	23 November 2020
Higher volume of medium Merino wool despite drop in total wool tested	16 November 2020
Global cotton stocks lift to 95% of annual use	16 November 2020
Merino wool prices at 60th percentile despite falls	19 October 2020
Wool prices in all producing countries hit hard by COVID pandemic	12 October 2020
Auction wool sales up on 2019/20, but wool tests down	05 October 2020
Raw wool demand drops, but tentative signs of improvement from China	14 September 2020
Wool price competitiveness improves strongly	07 September 2020
Wool prices down more than prices for other textiles	31 August 2020
Superfine wool price premiums recover amid general price falls	24 August 2020
US clothing imports drop like a stone under the weight of COVID-19	17 August 2020
Australian wool production expected to stabilise in 2020/21	17 August 2020
Australian wool export volumes at long term low in 2019/20	10 August 2020
Economies starting to recover in key wool consuming countries	03 August 2020
Wool price premiums against cotton and synthetics plummets	06 July 2020
Australian wool prices fall by more than prices for other fibres in 2019/20	29 June 2020
China’s raw wool demand drops as its wool product exports slump	22 June 2020
All major processing countries cut raw wool demand	15 June 2020
Australian wool test volumes slump in May	10 June 2020
IWTO 2020 Congress - Activity levels slump, stocks jump in global wool textile industry	27 May 2020
COVID-19 causes fall in prices for all textile fibres	18 May 2020
Slump in consumer confidence a contributor to demand destruction for wool	11 May 2020
Australian wool production forecast to fall again in 2020/21	04 May 2020
Double whammy for wool demand	04 May 2020
Lower raw wool trade due to weak demand	27 April 2020
Wool consuming economies forecast to take a huge hit from Covid-19	20 April 2020
Consumer confidence plunges in major wool consuming countries	15 April 2020
Decline in weight of wool tested eases in March	06 April 2020
Wool price relativity against other fibres falls back	30 March 2020
The Australian wool market carries on amid COVID-19 turmoil	30 March 2020
Covid-19 and risk mitigation actions hit retail sales in China	23 March 2020
National Auction Selling Committee arrangements for auctions - Covid-19 at 23rd March 2020	23 March 2020
Oil prices fall sharply but general commodity prices only moderately affected	16 March 2020
Lower volumes of superfine wool tested for 2019/20 season to date	11 March 2020
Average premiums for Non-Mulesed wool remain strong	02 March 2020
Slump in US imports of wool clothing from China due to penalty import duties	17 February 2020
Weight of wool tested down by 5% to end January	17 February 2020
Coronavirus outbreak creates massive uncertainty for the wool market	03 February 2020
No direct benefit for wool from US-China Phase One Trade Deal	29 January 2020
Raw wool trade from major exporting countries falls	16 December 2019
IWTO Roundtable focuses on challenges for broad wool	16 December 2019
Mixed consumer confidence and retail sales in the Northern Hemisphere	16 December 2019
New forecast predicts 9% decline in Australian shorn wool production in 2019/20	25 November 2019
US imports of wool clothing from China slump in September	18 November 2019
Australian wool exports slump in September	11 November 2019
South African wool prices less volatile than in Australia, broad wool prices depressed	04 November 2019
Cotton prices remain low as production outstrips demand	28 October 2019
Media Release: Premiums for Non-Mulesed Wool Jump in the first quarter of 2019/20	28 October 2019
Australian wool price volatility hits highest level in 20 years	21 October 2019
Raw wool demand falls	14 October 2019
Volume of wool tested slumps in September	07 October 2019
Report from the Nanjing Wool Market Conference: High stocks in China wool textile industry	30 September 2019
Lower levels but most wool prices still above 70th percentile	30 September 2019
US imports more wool clothing in June and July as retailers anticipate new import duties	16 September 2019
US imposes additional 15% duty of wool clothing imports from China	09 September 2019
Drought pushes Australian wool production lower in 2019/20	19 August 2019
Wool prices drop sharply as Supercycle hopefully nears the bottom	19 August 2019
US-China trade and currency tensions push Australian wool prices lower	19 August 2019
Textile fibre prices slide	05 August 2019
Good premiums for non-mulesed wool in 2018/19	22 July 2019
Price differential between medium and superfine wool closes	15 July 2019
Wool tests, auction offerings and sales down in 2018/19	08 July 2019
Australian wool prices fall in 2018/19 as the 2016-2018 Supercycle comes to an end	01 July 2019
Global raw wool demand declines, led by China	24 June 2019
Wool with a National Wool Declaration hits 73% in May	17 June 2019
On-going drought hits wool volumes and quality	12 June 2019
Sheep and lamb prices hit record levels in Australia	03 June 2019
China vital to the US as a wool clothing supplier	27 May 2019
Escalation of US-China trade tensions adds more risk to slowing global economy	20 May 2019
Australian wool export value hits 21 year high	13 May 2019
Over half wool at auction Non-Mulesed, Pain Relief or Ceased Mulesed	06 May 2019
Australian shorn wool production forecast in 2019/20 to fall to lowest since 1924/25	29 April 2019
Sustainability, Traceability and Animal Welfare - major themes at the 2019 IWTO Congress	29 April 2019
Changing Dynamic for Global Wool Industry	29 April 2019
Economic growth begins to falter but consumer confidence remains high	29 April 2019
China’s wool clothing exports fall in 2018	25 March 2019
Value of Australian fine and superfine wool exports jumps by 50%	18 March 2019
Almost 50% of wool declared as Non-Mulesed or Pain Relief	13 March 2019
Crossbred wool prices lift	04 March 2019
Exports from the five major wool exporting countries fall in 2018/19 to date	25 February 2019
China suspends imports of wool from South Africa due to an FMD outbreak	25 February 2019
Sheep and lamb turnoff up – lower sheep numbers for 2019/20	18 February 2019
Australian wool exports down in volume and value in 2018	18 February 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: Strong Premiums for Non-Mulesed Wool Continue in 2018/19	11 February 2019
Merino wool prices outperform prices for competing fibres	04 February 2019
High premiums for Non-Mulesed wool	04 February 2019
Share of Non-Mulesed wool lifts in Australia despite drought	21 January 2019
UK and NZ broad wool prices continue to languish	21 January 2019
Superfine wool tested rises, sharp drop in total wool tested in November	10 December 2018
General fall in commodity prices, including wool and other textile fibres	06 December 2018
US clothing retail sales growing strongly in lead-in to Autumn/Winter 2018	26 November 2018
Australian shorn wool production down by 10.8% in 2018/19	19 November 2018
The End of the 2016-2018 Merino Price Supercycle	12 November 2018
Micron price premiums for superfine wool fall	07 November 2018
Chinese economic growth dips on back of slower domestic consumption	01 November 2018
Consumer confidence keeps rising in US, but softens in Europe	01 November 2018
Wool declared as NM, PR or CM closes in on 50% of offerings	15 October 2018
Australian wool tests slump in September	08 October 2018
Merino wool prices at records against cotton, just off records against synthetics	01 October 2018
Wool products included in third batch of US penalty duties on Chinese products	24 September 2018
Unprecedented: The Merino Wool Market	17 September 2018
Australian wool production to fall 5.7% in 2018/19	27 August 2018
Broad-based lift in demand for raw wool	30 July 2018
Strong lift in premiums paid for Non-Mulesed wool in 2017/18	30 July 2018
Wool Declared as Non-Mulesed and as Pain Relief lifts by 20% in 2017/18	16 July 2018
ABARES’ bullish forecast for wool prices	25 June 2018
Increased raw wool imports by all major processing countries	18 June 2018
Increased volume of Non-Mulesed and Pain Relief wool in Australia	12 June 2018
EMI at nominal records, but 1988 level twice as high in real terms	04 June 2018
China’s raw wool imports continue to rise	28 May 2018
Positive conditions for the global wool textile industry and stocks under control	28 May 2018
Value of Australian wool exports at 15 year high	28 May 2018
Australia’s wool test volumes of superfine wool hit records in April	28 May 2018
Sheep slaughter numbers up 25%	30 April 2018
Price premium for Merino wools over other fibres remain near historic peaks	23 April 2018
Australian wool exports keep rising	23 April 2018
Clothing retail sales improving	23 April 2018
Lower wool production in Australia in 2018/19	23 April 2018
Looming US-China Trade War a Risk for the Wool Market	26 March 2018
Price premium for 18 micron wool falls back	19 March 2018
ABARES’ very positive outlook for wool	12 March 2018
NCWSBA has reservations about WoolQ	06 March 2018
Accelerating global economic growth driving commodity prices	05 March 2018
International wool price comparisons – Merino up, broad wool languishes	26 February 2018
Consumer confidence hits peaks, triggers lift in retail sales	21 February 2018
A Supercycle for Merino wool prices	12 February 2018
China’s wool clothing product exports up and down in November	06 February 2018
Global cotton prices surge to near four-year highs	29 January 2018
General rise in global industrial commodity prices	29 January 2018
Global fibre prices on the rise	15 December 2017
Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18	15 December 2017
Another week, another record EMI, but not in real terms	13 November 2017
World commodity prices on a cyclical upturn and Merino prices leading the way	30 October 2017
US wool clothing imports fall to decade lows	23 October 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: Premiums for Non-Mulesed Wool on the Rise	19 October 2017
Encouraging growth in retail sales of clothing in 2017 to date	16 October 2017
Australian wool export value hits 14-year highs	09 October 2017
ABARES’ bullish forecast for the Australian Wool Industry	02 October 2017
Chinese currency rises against the US$	25 September 2017
EMI hits record levels against synthetics and cotton	08 September 2017
Mixed results for trade in raw wool in 2016/17	04 September 2017
New President and Vice President for NCWSBA in 2017	28 August 2017
Australian wool production forecast for 2017/18 steady	21 August 2017
IMF concerned about risks to China’s economy	21 August 2017
Value of Australian wool exports surges to decade highs	21 August 2017
Merino wool price relativity against other fibres at highs	21 August 2017
World economic growth forecasts lifted – positive for wool	21 August 2017
Raw wool demand from other major exporting countries slides	24 July 2017
Weight of wool tested in Australia in 2016/17 rises in all states	17 July 2017
China’s exports of woven wool clothing on the rise	26 June 2017
Australian wool exports surge in April, hit heights	19 June 2017
Consumer confidence rises but US clothing imports slide	19 June 2017
Superfine wool premiums fall back from peak	05 June 2017
All textile fibre prices up in 2017 but superfine wool the best performed	29 May 2017
Wool exports from NZ and Uruguay drop, exports from Australia and Argentina lift	22 May 2017
Australian Wool Industry Medal launched	18 April 2017
Australian value of fine wool exports hits record level in February	18 April 2017
Superfine wool supply down, medium Merino wool supply up in 2016/17 to date	18 April 2017
Australian and South African wool prices lift, NZ and UK wool prices drop in 2016/17	03 April 2017
Synchronised economic growth in advanced and developing economies in 2017?	03 April 2017
Wool exports from New Zealand and Uruguay dive	20 March 2017
Australian wool export value hit a 14-year peak	14 March 2017
EMI in real terms less than half the 1988 peak	06 March 2017
China’s Trade Data Shows a Very Mixed Picture	01 March 2017
Where do Current Wool Prices Sit Historically?	20 February 2017
Value of Wool Exports Surge to 14 Year High	13 February 2017
Superfine Premiums Lift Above Long-Term Average	06 February 2017
Young Professionals Programme	04 February 2017
Brighter Economic Outlook Helping Boost Wool Prices	30 January 2017
Fine Merino Wool Price Relativity with Synthetics Hits Record	23 January 2017
Australian Wool Tests Surge in November	05 December 2016
2017 IWTO Congress	01 December 2016
Australian Wool Exports Jump in September	14 November 2016
NZ Wool Exports Drop Sharply, Australia's Exports Steady	24 October 2016
Wool Prices Rise, Lamb Prices Stay High and Turn-off Declines	24 October 2016
Mixed Economic Conditions in the Northen Hemisphere	12 September 2016
Australian Wool Production Forecast at 325 mkg in 2016/17	05 September 2016
Lower Textile Fibre Price Volatility Since 2013	05 September 2016
Australian Wool Export Volumes Fall to Multi-Year Lows	15 August 2016
Wool Exports from Other Major Exporters Fall in 2015/16	15 August 2016
Record Season Average Wool Prices in Australia in 2015/16	01 August 2016
China's Wool Product Exports Recover	18 July 2016
Merino Wool Prices Outperforming Competing Fibres	11 July 2016
Wool Test Volumes Drop Sharply in June	04 July 2016
China Raw Wool Imports Decline in April	20 June 2016
Growth Rate for US Clothing Retail Sales Picks Up	10 June 2016
Australian Wool Export Volumes Fall in April but Values Up	03 June 2016
China Wool Textile Product Exports Up in March	30 May 2016
Leading Economic Indicators Suggest Stable Wool Prices in US$	20 May 2016