On the 25th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 2,1% to close on 17263c per kg clean wool. The average clean wool market indicators for good quality long fleece wool (MF4/MF5) with a tensile strength of 35 (NKT) were as follows:
Fibrediameter (µ) | CWP* PM** | Fibrediameter (µ) | CWP* | PM** | *Clean wool price **Price movement |
18 µ | 22299 (+2,7%) | 21 µ | 15926 | (+2,1%) | |
19 µ | 20026 (+2,2%) | 22 µ | 14618 | (+2,2%) | |
20 µ | 17525 (+2,6%) | 23 µ |
The key buyers on the sale were: Lempriere Wool SA (2,769 bale), Standard Wool (2,297 bales) G Modiano (1,623 bales). Of the 9,083 bales offered 8,919 bales were declared sold (98%). The highest prices achieved on the BKB auction were as follows:
TOP 10 BKB PORT ELIZABETH | |||||||||
Name | Scheme | Area | Descr. | AWEX Type | Mic | Clean | NKT | Price | |
1. JMP Webber | RWS | Grahamstown | BH | MWF4S.64 | 15.2µ | 69.5% | 48 | 21100c | |
2. Loots en Loots Bdy (Pty) | Adelaide | CL | MWF4S.57 | 16.0µ | 71.7% | 42 | 19600c | ||
3. Merwe Bdy Bk | RWS | Colesberg | CFY | MF4S.65 | 15.6µ | 66.3% | 41 | 19280c | |
4. Narrow Slip Trust | RWS | Stutterheim | BH | MWF4E.70 | 16.5µ | 69.9% | 42 | 19090c | |
5. Loots en Loots Bdy (Pty) | Adelaide | BL | MWF4E.69 | 16.8µ | 72.9% | 41 | 18860c | ||
6. Merwe Bdy Bk | RWS | Colesberg | BFY | MF4S.65 | 16.4µ | 69.3% | 49 | 18510c | |
7. Leon Ontwikkelings Bk | Cradock | CL | MWF4S.67 | 16.8µ | 71.7% | 52 | 18450c | ||
8. Merwe Bdy Bk | RWS | Colesberg | YBKS | MF5M.67 | 15.7µ | 63.7% | 38 | 18400c | |
9. JD Hancke Bdy Trust | Bethal | DL | MWF4E.50 | 16.6µ | 70.9% | 18300c | |||
10. Bertie Swanepoel Trust | RWS | Smithfield | CM | MF4E.65 | 16.6µ | 69.6% | 31 | 18300c |
The next auction will take place on the 17th of March 2021.