On the 19th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 12,1% to close on 16971c per kg clean wool. The average clean wool market indicators for good quality long fleece wool (MF4/MF5) with a tenstile strength of 35 (NKT) were as follows:
Fibrediameter (µ) | CWP* PM** | Fibrediameter (µ) | CWP* | PM** | *Clean wool price **Price movement |
18 µ | 22009 (+11,8%) | 21 µ | 15843 | (+13,1%) | |
19 µ | 18873 (+12,2%) | 22 µ | 14698 | (+12,3%) | |
20 µ | 16806 (+14,0%) | 23 µ |
The key buyers on the sale were: Lempriere Wool Services SA (4,4046 bales), Standard Wool (2,922 bales)G Modiano (2,865 bales). Of the 12,763 bales offered 12,704 bales were declared sold (99%). 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. Uithoek Bdy | RWS | Dewetsdorp | CL | MLF5S.40 | 15.9µ | 73.5% | 20100c | ||
2. Paardeplaas Bdy (Pty) Ltd | RWS | Wakkerstroom | BH | MWF4E.83 | 16.3µ | 71.1% | 44 | 20000c | |
3. Aquvadis Bdy (Edms)HJ Kruger | RWS | Barkly-Oos | AH | MWF4E.101 | 17.1µ | 75.6% | 32 | 19260c | |
4. RI Viedge | RWS | Barkly East | BMH | MWF5S.76 | 16.2µ | 64.3% | 33 | 19100c | |
5. RI Viedge | RWS | Barkly East | AMH | MWF4S.93 | 16.4µ | 67.2% | 35 | 19060c | |
6. SD & GP Naude | RWS | Rhodes | AFFH | MWF4S.104 | 16.6µ | 69.0% | 30 | 19030c | |
7. Paardeplaas Bdy (Pty) Ltd | RWS | Wakkerstroom | BKSY | MF5S.76 | 16.7µ | 71.2% | 44 | 19000c | |
8. P Groenewald | Modderrivier | CL | MWF4S.68 | 16.5µ | 72.2% | 44 | 18900c | ||
9. HJ Kruger | Molteno | C | MP5S.71 | 15.8µ | 67.1% | 40 | 18780c | ||
10. JS Van Zyl | RWS | Barkly-Oos | AFFH | MWF4S.89 | 16.5µ | 68.9% | 30 | 18750c |
The next auction will take place on the 3rd of February 2021.