Wool Industries Australia Inc (WIA) is an association of Australian organisations engaged in the production, selling, merchanting, processing, spinning, weaving, testing and research & development of wool and allied fibres.

Apply for Livestock Biosecurity Grants Grants are available to support cattle, sheep, goat, swine and honey bee industries through the Livestock Biosecurity Funds – Grant Program. The grants program, now open for applications, has been developed collaboratively between Agriculture Victoria and the livestock compensation advisory committees. Agriculture Victoria Executive Director Sally Fensling said the program aims to fund projects that prevent, monitor, and control diseases, thereby enhancing…

Agricultural Trade Quarterly Briefing July 2021 Introduction Welcome to the new and improved Agricultural Trade newsletter (formally Agricultural Trade Matters). You will notice we have made some changes to ensure this publication remains relevant to you, our readers. This publication will brief you on the latest developments in Australian agricultural trade and direct you to the information you need to stay informed in this space. In this issue we draw your attention to exciting changes in the…

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The National Wool Declaration Test & Auction data report is now available. This report is a collaboration between AWEX and AWTA and compares data from the Australian Wool Exchange auction sales database to tested-wool statistics as provided by the Australian Wool Testing Authority on a monthly and YTD basis. This report can be found here: https://www.awex.com.au/media/2042/nwd-test-auction-data.pdf Other Mulesing Status reports can be found here:…

The latest update to the International Wool Textile Organisation's YouTube Channel, IWTOCHANNEL, describes how IWTO, together with industry partners are building a campaign to raise awareness of the flaws in the current EU PEF method and ensure a level playing field for all fibres, based on true scientific facts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6G0f7GTI0

Key Test Data Summary for June 2021 The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for June 2021 compared with the same period last season are: +40.5%, +44.3% and +43.7% respectively. Note that testing volumes for the same period last year, June 2020, were barely affected by COVID restrictions across Australia when Total Lots, Bale and Weight for June 2020 were: +0.6%, +3.7 and +4.4% respectively when compared with June 2019. The progressive comparison of Total Lots, Bales and Weight…

The End of Month Mulesing Status Auction Statistics (for period July 1 2020- June 30 2021) have been released. Links to the interactive and static monthly reports can be found on the following AWEX website page: www.awex.com.au/market-information/mulesing-status/ The total number of bales offered at auction with a declared Mulesing Status of Non Mulesed (NM) for the period July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 is 216,133 This is an increase of 57,603 bales (36.3%) over the corresponding period (in the…

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Nanjing Wool Market have advised dates and venue for the upcoming conference in September. Read more here