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Wool prices slightly easier

Wool prices slightly easier

Write: Rita [2011-08-26]
British Wool Marketing Board released fourth British Wool Sale reports. Marketing Board at Wool House and offered 1,696,356 kilos.
With a larger volume of wool on offer at sale, demand was spread across all types with prices slightly easier.
The clearance was 68%.
Compared to the last time sold:
Best Pick and Supers Firm, Cast up to 2.5% cheaper
Halfbred Hogs Buyers Favour, Wethers 2% cheaper
Cross Hogs Firm, Wethers up to 2% cheaper
Radnors 1.5 - 2% cheaper
Welsh 3% cheaper
Swaledale - the first offering of 2011 Season Wool sold well
A farmer run organisation, the BWMB was established in 1950 to operate a central marketing system for UK fleece wool, with the aim of achieving the best possible net return for producers