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Key Test Data Summary for January 2016
- Monday, 01 February 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for January 2016 compared with the same period last season are -5.2%, -8.9% and -9.4% respectively.
Key Test Data Summary for December 2015
- Friday, 01 January 2016
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for December 2015 compared with the same period last season are +1.8%, +0.1% and 0.0% respectively.
Key Test Data Summary for November 2015
- Tuesday, 01 December 2015
The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2015 compared with the same period last season are -4.3%, -7.2% and -6.6% respectively.
Decline in Australian wool production in 2015/16 greater than expected
- Tuesday, 22 December 2015
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee forecasts that shorn wool production for 2015/16 will decline by 7.0% to 322 mkg. This reflects a combination of a 4.8% fall in shorn sheep numbers and a 2.3% drop in average fleece weights.
Read more: Decline in Australian wool production in 2015/16 greater than expected
Xmas Closure Times - 2015
- Wednesday, 11 November 2015
AWTA Product Testing will be closed over the Christmas & New Year Period - please organise your testing and sample to be sent around the upcoming closure times.
Dates of Closure:
- Last working day: 24th December 2014
- Return Date: 11th January 2015