NZ wool prices decline as buyers favour South Island wools; lamb wool leads fall
By Tina Morrison
May 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand wool prices slipped at yesterday's North Island auction compared to the higher
values achieved at last week's South Island selection, with lamb wool leading the fall.
The coarse crossbred wool indicator declined 1 percent from last week, with the benchmark 39-micron strong wool price
slipping to $5.85 per kilogram from $5.95/kg last week, AgriHQ said. The lamb wool indicator slid 2 percent, with
30-micron lamb wool falling to $5.95/kg from $6.20/kg last week.
"It’s becoming more apparent that wool mixes offered at auctions in each island are different to each other," said
AgriHQ analyst Shaye Lee. "The majority of bales offered at the North Island auction were second shear coarse wool
types, while last week’s South Island auction had a greater selection of types on offer, including merino."
Some 8,600 bales were offered at auction yesterday, with an 88 percent clearance rate, according to a report from New
Zealand Wool Services International. Next week's South Island sale will include about 6,500 bales.
(BusinessDesk)