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News – 2015-current
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WoolProducers urges woolgrowers to have their say in this year’s WoolPoll
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AWI Report - Why stick with wool?
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NCWSBA Broker Development Program
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AWIS Wool Week 2024 - NCWSBA AGM
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Young Broker of the Year Award 2024 Launched
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Live Exports Update
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Australian Wool Traceability Hub - 90% of wool to be traced by 2025
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Wool is back in vogue!
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NCWSBA President's Report 2023
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NCWSBA appoints Robert Herrmann as Executive Director
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Finalists Announced for NCWSBA 2022 Wool Broker Award
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NCWSBA Wool Broker Award Launched for 2022
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PAUL DEANE APPOINTED AS NCWSBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Global economy on the recovery path, but uncertainties remain
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NCWSBA Wool Broker Award Launched for 2021
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Wool exports rise for Australia, NZ and South Africa, down for South American countries
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Wool prices lag the rise in general commodity prices
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Improvement in wool prices lagging that for competing fibres
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Clothing retail sales in China jump, sales weak in other countries
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Value of Australian wool exports hit near 40-year low
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Chris Wilcox to retire as NCWSBA Executive Director
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Sharp jump in AWTA wool tests in February
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Current superfine wool prices at 80th percentile, broad wool prices near lows
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NCWSBA MEDIA RELEASE: Solid premiums for non-mulesed wool in weak market, discounts for no NWD
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Price premiums for superfine wool at multi-year highs
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Australian wool export volumes lift in first half of 2020/21 due to sharp jump in exports to China
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Over three-quarters of farm bales at auction have a National Wool Declaration
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US imports of men’s wool wovenwear slump in 2020
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Is a commodity price supercycle beginning?
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Australian wool tests at decades low in first half of 2020/21
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First half of the 2020/21 season in review
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Very good seasonal conditions see Australian wool production stabilise
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Wool’s price relativity with competing fibres well down on peaks
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AWTA test volumes down, production outlook obscured by weather, stock holding & shearing delays
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NCWSBA Wool Broker Award Suspended for 2020
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Sharp drop in US imports of wool clothing a concern
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Tentative signs of higher retail sales as consumer’s become a little more confident
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Higher volume of medium Merino wool despite drop in total wool tested
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Global cotton stocks lift to 95% of annual use
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Merino wool prices at 60th percentile despite falls
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Wool prices in all producing countries hit hard by COVID pandemic
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Auction wool sales up on 2019/20, but wool tests down
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Raw wool demand drops, but tentative signs of improvement from China
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Wool price competitiveness improves strongly
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NCWSBA President's 2019/20 Report - A Year of Turmoil
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Rowan Woods appointed as NCWSBA President, Stephen Keys as NCWSBA Vice President
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Wool prices down more than prices for other textiles
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Superfine wool price premiums recover amid general price falls
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US clothing imports drop like a stone under the weight of COVID-19
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Australian wool production expected to stabilise in 2020/21
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Australian wool export volumes at long term low in 2019/20
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Economies starting to recover in key wool consuming countries
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Wool price premiums against cotton and synthetics plummets
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Australian wool prices fall by more than prices for other fibres in 2019/20
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China’s raw wool demand drops as its wool product exports slump
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Wool brokers back wool industry charity foundation
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All major processing countries cut raw wool demand
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Australian wool test volumes slump in May
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IWTO 2020 Congress - Activity levels slump, stocks jump in global wool textile industry
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COVID-19 causes fall in prices for all textile fibres
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Slump in consumer confidence a contributor to demand destruction for wool
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Australian wool production forecast to fall again in 2020/21
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Double whammy for wool demand
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Lower raw wool trade due to weak demand
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Wool consuming economies forecast to take a huge hit from Covid-19
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Consumer confidence plunges in major wool consuming countries
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Decline in weight of wool tested eases in March
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NCWSBA Wool Broker Award now open for 2020
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Wool price relativity against other fibres falls back
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The Australian wool market carries on amid COVID-19 turmoil
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Covid-19 and risk mitigation actions hit retail sales in China
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National Auction Selling Committee arrangements for auctions - Covid-19 at 23rd March 2020
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Oil prices fall sharply but general commodity prices only moderately affected
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Lower volumes of superfine wool tested for 2019/20 season to date
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NCWSBA Members and Guests Celebrate the NCWSBA Centenary
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Average premiums for Non-Mulesed wool remain strong
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NCWSBA Celebrates its Centenary
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Slump in US imports of wool clothing from China due to penalty import duties
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Weight of wool tested down by 5% to end January
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Coronavirus outbreak creates massive uncertainty for the wool market
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No direct benefit for wool from US-China Phase One Trade Deal
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Raw wool trade from major exporting countries falls
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IWTO Roundtable focuses on challenges for broad wool
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Mixed consumer confidence and retail sales in the Northern Hemisphere
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New forecast predicts 9% decline in Australian shorn wool production in 2019/20
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US imports of wool clothing from China slump in September
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Australian wool exports slump in September
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Media Release: NCWSBA opens historical display of wool broking in Sydney
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South African wool prices less volatile than in Australia, broad wool prices depressed
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Cotton prices remain low as production outstrips demand
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Media Release: Premiums for Non-Mulesed Wool Jump in the first quarter of 2019/20
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Australian wool price volatility hits highest level in 20 years
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Raw wool demand falls
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NCWSBA Centenary in 2020
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Volume of wool tested slumps in September
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Report from the Nanjing Wool Market Conference: High stocks in China wool textile industry
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Lower levels but most wool prices still above 70th percentile
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US imports more wool clothing in June and July as retailers anticipate new import duties
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US imposes additional 15% duty of wool clothing imports from China
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NCWSBA supports call for the mandatory use of pain-relief
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Drought pushes Australian wool production lower in 2019/20
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Wool prices drop sharply as Supercycle hopefully nears the bottom
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US-China trade and currency tensions push Australian wool prices lower
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Textile fibre prices slide
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Good premiums for non-mulesed wool in 2018/19
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Finalists Announced for NCWSBA 2019 Wool Broker Award
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Price differential between medium and superfine wool closes
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Wool tests, auction offerings and sales down in 2018/19
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Australian wool prices fall in 2018/19 as the 2016-2018 Supercycle comes to an end
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Global raw wool demand declines, led by China
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Wool with a National Wool Declaration hits 73% in May
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On-going drought hits wool volumes and quality
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Sheep and lamb prices hit record levels in Australia
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China vital to the US as a wool clothing supplier
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Escalation of US-China trade tensions adds more risk to slowing global economy
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Australian wool export value hits 21 year high
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Over half wool at auction Non-Mulesed, Pain Relief or Ceased Mulesed
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Australian shorn wool production forecast in 2019/20 to fall to lowest since 1924/25
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Sustainability, Traceability and Animal Welfare - major themes at the 2019 IWTO Congress
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Changing Dynamic for Global Wool Industry
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Economic growth begins to falter but consumer confidence remains high
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CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS – NCWSBA WOOL BROKER AWARD 2019
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China’s wool clothing exports fall in 2018
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Value of Australian fine and superfine wool exports jumps by 50%
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Almost 50% of wool declared as Non-Mulesed or Pain Relief
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Crossbred wool prices lift
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Exports from the five major wool exporting countries fall in 2018/19 to date
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China suspends imports of wool from South Africa due to an FMD outbreak
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Sheep and lamb turnoff up – lower sheep numbers for 2019/20
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Australian wool exports down in volume and value in 2018
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MEDIA RELEASE: Strong Premiums for Non-Mulesed Wool Continue in 2018/19
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Merino wool prices outperform prices for competing fibres
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High premiums for Non-Mulesed wool
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Share of Non-Mulesed wool lifts in Australia despite drought
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UK and NZ broad wool prices continue to languish
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Superfine wool tested rises, sharp drop in total wool tested in November
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General fall in commodity prices, including wool and other textile fibres
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Online training for Emergency Animal Disease
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US clothing retail sales growing strongly in lead-in to Autumn/Winter 2018
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Australian shorn wool production down by 10.8% in 2018/19
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The End of the 2016-2018 Merino Price Supercycle
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Micron price premiums for superfine wool fall
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Chinese economic growth dips on back of slower domestic consumption
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Consumer confidence keeps rising in US, but softens in Europe
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Wool declared as NM, PR or CM closes in on 50% of offerings
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Australian wool tests slump in September
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Merino wool prices at records against cotton, just off records against synthetics
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Wool products included in third batch of US penalty duties on Chinese products
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Unprecedented: The Merino Wool Market
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NCWSBA Wool Broker Award winner announced for 2018
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Australian wool production to fall 5.7% in 2018/19
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Broad-based lift in demand for raw wool
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Strong lift in premiums paid for Non-Mulesed wool in 2017/18
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Wool Declared as Non-Mulesed and as Pain Relief lifts by 20% in 2017/18
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NCWSBA IS MOVING OFFICE
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ABARES’ bullish forecast for wool prices
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Increased raw wool imports by all major processing countries
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Increased volume of Non-Mulesed and Pain Relief wool in Australia
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EMI at nominal records, but 1988 level twice as high in real terms
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China’s raw wool imports continue to rise
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Positive conditions for the global wool textile industry and stocks under control
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Value of Australian wool exports at 15 year high
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Australia’s wool test volumes of superfine wool hit records in April
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Sheep slaughter numbers up 25%
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Price premium for Merino wools over other fibres remain near historic peaks
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Australian wool exports keep rising
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Clothing retail sales improving
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Lower wool production in Australia in 2018/19
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Looming US-China Trade War a Risk for the Wool Market
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Price premium for 18 micron wool falls back
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ABARES’ very positive outlook for wool
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Calling applications for the NCWSBA Wool Broker Award for 2018
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NCWSBA has reservations about WoolQ
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Accelerating global economic growth driving commodity prices
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International wool price comparisons – Merino up, broad wool languishes
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Consumer confidence hits peaks, triggers lift in retail sales
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A Supercycle for Merino wool prices
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China’s wool clothing product exports up and down in November
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Global cotton prices surge to near four-year highs
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General rise in global industrial commodity prices
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Global fibre prices on the rise
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Australian wool production to lift a little in 2017/18
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NCWSBA celebrates the history of wool broking in Australia
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Another week, another record EMI, but not in real terms
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World commodity prices on a cyclical upturn and Merino prices leading the way
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US wool clothing imports fall to decade lows
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MEDIA RELEASE: Premiums for Non-Mulesed Wool on the Rise
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Encouraging growth in retail sales of clothing in 2017 to date
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Australian wool export value hits 14-year highs
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ABARES’ bullish forecast for the Australian Wool Industry
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Chinese currency rises against the US$
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EMI hits record levels against synthetics and cotton
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Mixed results for trade in raw wool in 2016/17
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New President and Vice President for NCWSBA in 2017
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Brett Smith wins NCWSBA Broker of the Year for 2017
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Australian wool production forecast for 2017/18 steady
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IMF concerned about risks to China’s economy
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Value of Australian wool exports surges to decade highs
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Merino wool price relativity against other fibres at highs
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World economic growth forecasts lifted – positive for wool
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Raw wool demand from other major exporting countries slides
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Finalists for the 2017 NCWSBA Wool Broker Award announced
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Weight of wool tested in Australia in 2016/17 rises in all states
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China’s exports of woven wool clothing on the rise
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Australian wool exports surge in April, hit heights
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Consumer confidence rises but US clothing imports slide
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Superfine wool premiums fall back from peak
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All textile fibre prices up in 2017 but superfine wool the best performed
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Wool exports from NZ and Uruguay drop, exports from Australia and Argentina lift
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Australian Wool Industry Medal launched
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Australian value of fine wool exports hits record level in February
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Superfine wool supply down, medium Merino wool supply up in 2016/17 to date
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Australian and South African wool prices lift, NZ and UK wool prices drop in 2016/17
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Synchronised economic growth in advanced and developing economies in 2017?
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Wool exports from New Zealand and Uruguay dive
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NCWSBA 2017 Wool Broker Award Launched
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Australian wool export value hit a 14-year peak
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EMI in real terms less than half the 1988 peak
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China’s Trade Data Shows a Very Mixed Picture
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Where do Current Wool Prices Sit Historically?
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Value of Wool Exports Surge to 14 Year High
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Superfine Premiums Lift Above Long-Term Average
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Young Professionals Programme
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Brighter Economic Outlook Helping Boost Wool Prices
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Fine Merino Wool Price Relativity with Synthetics Hits Record
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Australian Wool Tests Surge in November
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2017 IWTO Congress
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Australian Wool Exports Jump in September
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NZ Wool Exports Drop Sharply, Australia's Exports Steady
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Wool Prices Rise, Lamb Prices Stay High and Turn-off Declines
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Mixed Economic Conditions in the Northen Hemisphere
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Australian Wool Production Forecast at 325 mkg in 2016/17
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Lower Textile Fibre Price Volatility Since 2013
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Winner of the 2016 NCWSBA Broker Award Announced
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Australian Wool Export Volumes Fall to Multi-Year Lows
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Wool Exports from Other Major Exporters Fall in 2015/16
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Record Season Average Wool Prices in Australia in 2015/16
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China's Wool Product Exports Recover
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Merino Wool Prices Outperforming Competing Fibres
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Wool Test Volumes Drop Sharply in June
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China Raw Wool Imports Decline in April
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Growth Rate for US Clothing Retail Sales Picks Up
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Australian Wool Export Volumes Fall in April but Values Up
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China Wool Textile Product Exports Up in March
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Leading Economic Indicators Suggest Stable Wool Prices in US$
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Winner of the 2015 NCWSBA Broker Award Announced