On the 5th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 3,3% to close on 12386c 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

15646 (+3,6%)

21 µ

11517

(+3,5%)

19 µ

13420 (+2,7%)

22 µ

11885

(+0,9%)

20 µ

12054 (+4,1%)

23 µ

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Lempriere Wool Services S A (1,362 bales), Standard Wool (1,232 bales),Tianyu S A Pty (Ltd) (1,217 bales). Of the 6,435 bales offered 6,311 bales were declared sold (98%).

Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows:

TOP 10 HOUSE OF FIBRE PRODUCERS

Name

Scheme

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. DJ Schoeman

 

  Somerset-Oos

 CH

MWF5S.64

17.1µ

68.7%

50

12030c

2. Bekkersdam Bdy Bk

  RWS

  Cradock

CL

MWF5SL.65

16.3µ

61.2%

31

11610c

3. Bekkersdam Bdy Bk

RWS

Cradock

BH

MWF5SL.77

17.0µ

63.7%

30

11260c

4. DJ Schoeman

 

Somerset-Oos

CL

  MWF5S.63

17.6µ

69.4%

54

11220c

5. Mount Marlow Farming (Pty) Ltd

RWS

Somerset-Oos

AH

MWF5S.87

17.8µ

69.0%

23

11210c

6. Mount Marlow Farming (Pty) Ltd

RWS

Somerset-Oos

BH

MWF5S.74

17.8µ

69.6%

26

11110c

7. Mount Marlow Farming (Pty) Ltd

RWS

Somerset-Oos

HTDR

MF5S.86

17.5µ

68.4%

14

11110c

8. JL De Klerk

RWS

Cradock

BFY

MF5S.73

17.8µ

69.4%

29

10960c

9. Bekkersdam Bdy Bk

RWS

Cradock

AH

MWF5SL.76

17.7µ

66.0%

26

10720c

10. DJ Schoeman

 

Somerset-Oos

BH

MWF5S.78

17.8µ

68.3%

60

10680c

The next auction will take place on the 23rd of September 2020.