On the 1st wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator decreased by -5,7% to close on 13738c per kg clean wool.

The average clean wool market indicators for good quality long fleece wool (MF4/MF5) with a tenstile strength of 35 (NKT) were as follows:

Fibrediameter (µ)

CWP*  PM**

Fibrediameter (µ)

CWP*

PM**

    *Clean wool price

    **Price movement

 

18 µ

16347 (-2,4%)

21 µ

13558

(-6,3%)

19 µ

14683 (-3,7%)

22 µ

13863

(-1,6%)

20 µ

14008 (-4,5%)

23 µ

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Standard Wool (2,197 bales), Lempriere Wool Services SA (1,791 bales), G Modiano (1,040 bales). Of the 7,872 bales offered 7,340 bales were declared sold (93%).

Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows:

TOP 10 HOF PRODUCERS

Name

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. Hanekom Van der Merwe Bdy

Beaufort-Wes

  BH

MWF4E.68

16.8µ

70.5%

37

14010c

2. Hanekom Van der Merwe Bdy

Beaufort-Wes

BMY

MF4S.73

17.2µ

70.8%

43

13310c

3. Cranemere Farming (Pty) Ltd

Pearston

DMH

MLF4E.40

16.7µ

64.2%

0

13110c

4. Cranemere Farming (Pty) Ltd

Pearston

BBMH

MWF5E.79

16.7µ

62.4%

42

12800c

5. Hanekom Van Der Merwe Bdy

Beaufort-Wes

CMY

MF4E.62

16.9µ

69.0%

43

12800c

6. Cranemere Farming (Pty) Ltd

Pearston

BMH

MWF4S.74

16.9µ

63.2%

36

12700c

7. Cranemere Farming (Pty) Ltd

Pearston

CMH

MWF5E.56

15.5µ

61.5%

39

12400c

8. Hanekom Van Der Merwe Bdy

Beaufort-Wes

YBKS

MF5M.65

16.9µ

66.5%

41

12100c

9. Cranemere Farming (Pty) Ltd

Pearston

BKS

MF5M.94

16.6µ

56.6%

26

11600c

10. John Broeksma Farming CC

Aberdeen

DM

MF4S.50

17.5µ

63.8%

0

10990c

The next auction will take place on the 19th of August 2020.