Business & Rural
15 December, 2025
WOOL REPORT: positive week for market
By the close of the sale week 23 the EMI sat at 1521, up 17c for the week posting a gain of 6c on day 1 and adding another 11c Wednesday.
A POSITIVE week for the wool market with majority of merino MPG’s gaining ground and not any particular micron range more in favour than the other, other than the broader merino microns now exceeding their previous peak back in early October and the finer microns having some more work to do to reach the last peak.
By the close of the sale week 23 the EMI sat at 1521, up 17c for the week posting a gain of 6c on day 1 and adding another 11c Wednesday.
In US$ terms the EMI went back over the $20 mark up 23c to 1,001.
While merino fleece showed moderate rises overall, merino pieces generally increased over and above their fleece counterparts showing improved demand for those end products.
Buyers were willing to bid strongly for those lots carrying fleece like measurement but also shorter types showing little or no processing faults like jowl and non scourable colour.
The cooler seasonal conditions have slowed the onset of increased grass seed (vegetable matter) for many wool growing areas which has narrowed premiums and discounts for V.M for now.
Crossbred fleece MPG’s had a quiet week with minimal changes, all overseas buyers remain active with supply set increase as we enter the main supply period for crossbred wool.
The Merino Carding Indicator (MCI) also gained with all qualities improving throughout the week.
Season to date sale offerings are 4.9% lower when compared to the same time last season, while AWTA testing volumes are some 14% below during the same period indicating a further run down in grower held stocks.
This week’s sale (week 24) being the second last sale of 2025 is rostered at over 41,000 bales with all three centres operating yesterday and today.
Glendon Hancock
Glendon.Hancock@elders.com.au
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