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Growers call on AWI for leadership
18 Mar 10 | IF DISSENT within Australian Wool Innovation continues, the Federal Government may launch an investigation into the organisation's corporate governance, Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby says.  | Calves $2.12/kg at CompassArki beefs up presence in ...
Viterra consolidates wool arms
11 Mar 10 | CANADIAN agricultural giant Viterra has confirmed it will offer a direct-to-mill wool selling option as part of its new consolidated wool business, Viterra Wool.  | CommentsComments (1) | Designers bring Romance back to ...Outlook '10: Appetite for wool ...
Outlook '10: Appetite for wool to push EMI to 920c
02 Mar 10 | THE appetite of consumers for woollen products is slowly returning in a promising sign for wool price recovery.
Designers bring Romance back to wool
23 Feb 10 | WITH the Woolmark brand and the natural fibre it represents, designer fashion label Romance was Born has helped showcase Australian wool to the world.   | Wool market jumps to 926c/kg as ...AWI predicts 'wool revival' ...
Market check pulls wool back 22c/kg
04 Feb 10 | TOO fast and too soon is the rationale analysts have given the 22 cents a kilogram price check delivered to the Australian wool market last week after it rallied to a three year high in the opening January sales.  | Wool market jumps to 926c/kg as ...AWI predicts 'wool revival' ...
AWI predicts 'wool revival' overseas
26 Jan 10 | TEXTILE innovations such as Merino Touch, lightweight wools and used and natural-look finishes will inspire a "wool revival" in the northern hemisphere, according to AWI.  | Wool production steadiesWool prices lift as the global ...
Wool market jumps to 926c/kg as demand rallies
21 Jan 10 | AFTER months of gradual price increases, the Australian wool market stepped up a gear as China’s manufacturers seek to secure wool supplies for their winter orders and supply concerns send buyers into overdrive.  | Have feed, must buyShedding sheep easy care: Good ...
Wool market closes 2009 up 115c/kg for year
22 Dec 09 | THE Australian wool market is on track to open the New Year on a high, after it closed for the 2009 calendar year 115 cents a kilogram dearer compared with January 1 2009.  | Single wool selling centre for ...Wool prices lift as the global ...
Wool production steadies
14 Dec 09 | FOR the first time in nearly two years, wool production forecasts have not been revised downwards and there are signs in many states that sheep numbers are stabilising.
Wool prices lift as the global economic recovery gathers pace
14 Dec 09 | The lift in wool prices is likely to be sustained at higher levels in the short to medium term, according to a recently-released industry note from Rabobank.  | Time to lock in some wool price ...AWI gets on with business
Single wool selling centre for southern Australia
10 Dec 09 | SOUTHERN wool growers selling centre options will be slashed to a single centre as of June 30 next year.
New tax changes to be the death of local textile industry
10 Dec 09 | THE managing director of one of Australia’s last remaining vertically integrated knitwear mills has denounced the Federal Governments plan to wind-up its duty concession scheme next June as the final death knock for the local industry.  | CommentsComments (1) | AWI gets on with businessTime to lock in some wool price ... | VIDEO: Crossbred ewe lambs to $161 at ...
Time to lock in some wool price insurance
03 Dec 09 | MANY growers will wince, but cautious analysts with an eye on Australia’s soaring currency and volatile global economic conditions are suggesting growers book some insurance into their wool cheque and start locking into forward contracts.
AWI gets on with business
03 Dec 09 | AFTER one of the most unconfrontational Australian Wool Innovation annual general meetings in recent times, the question now is whether Australia's peak wool power can deliver what it has been given the benefit of the doubt on.
Making up for a lost decade of wool marketing
26 Nov 09 | AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation chief executive Brenda McGahan says the wool industry has a decade of missed marketing opportunities to make up for.   | CommentsComments (8) | Wool stabilises after last ...Tomorrow's sheep industry will ... | SLIDESHOW: Naracoorte blue ribbon ...
Retailers want unmulesed wool but won't pay for it
26 Nov 09 | RETAILERS still want unmulesed wool and - surprise, surprise - they don’t want to pay a premium for it.   | CommentsComments (9)
Wool a natural carbon store
18 Nov 09 | Australian Wool Innovation's newly formed Wool Carbon Alliance has welcomed the Federal Government’s recognition of the positive role that farming and wool growing can play in the carbon cycle, and has brought forward new figures showing wool's important role in the carbon cycle.
WoolPoll apathy widespread, says SAFF
05 Nov 09 | ONLY 31.34 per cent of South Australian woolgrowers had voted in the Australian Wool Innovation WoolPoll by Wednesday night, with the ballot deadline set for tomorrow (November 6).  | CommentsComments (1)
WoolPoll vote struggling to reach 30pc
04 Nov 09 | WITH just three days of voting left, only 29.43pc of growers have voted so far in the WoolPoll 2009 to determine what percentage of their wool incomes will go to Australian Wool Innovation, the nation’s wool research and marketing body.
05 Oct 09 | THE nation’s peak body for wool growers, Woolproducers Australia, is set for a reshuffle of its independent directors as eligible woolgrowers get set to go to the polls next month to vote on three new positions.
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