On the 2nd wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator decreased by 4,1% to close on 13168c 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

16065 (-1,7%)

21 µ

12992

(-4,2%)

19 µ

14065 (-4,2%)

22 µ

12550

(-9,5%)

20 µ

13334 (-4,8%)

23 µ

 

 

The key buyers from the previous sale were: Standard Wool (1,913 bales),Lempriere Wool Services SA (1,609 bales), Stucken (1,182 bales). Of the 7,452 bales offered 6,941 bales were declared sold (93%).

Highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows:

 

TOP 10 HOF PRODUCERS

Name

Scheme

Area

Descr.

AWEX Type

Mic

Clean

NKT

Price

1. WJ Du Randt

  RWS

Cradock

CFY

MF4S.62

16.7µ

71.4%

44

13910c

2. WJ Du Randt

  RWS

Cradcok

CH

MWF4S.69

17.2µ

72.4%

38

13580c

3. W Venter

RWS

Victoria-Wes

BH

MWF4S.79

16.7µ

68.6%

35

13340c

4. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

CFY

MF4E.62

17.1µ

73.1%

44

12700c

5. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

BFY

MF4E.72

17.9µ

76.5%

45

12410c

6. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

BH

MWF4S.72

17.8µ

73.3%

38

12100c

7. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

BMY

MF4S.70

18.4µ

74.0%

40

11400c

8. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

DL

MLF4E.40

18.0µ

67.4%

0

11070c

9. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

CFY

MF4S.67

18.2µ

73.4%

46

11000c

10. WJ Du Randt

RWS

Cradock

BM

MF4E.67

19.8µ

77.8%

51

10900c
                   

The next auction will take place on the 2nd of September 2020.