Merino fleece posts best weekly increase while skirtings up 10-20c/kg
Merino Fleece posted some of the best weekly increases for some time with the upward range spanning 10c to 38c in the Northern MPG’s whilst the Southern MPG’s added 5c to 28c.
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Online workshops to help farmers expand their financial skills
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Innovative breeding program sees first Nguni calves born in Western Australia
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Funding now open to upgrade local halls and community centres
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Graduate program now taking applications from agribusiness specialists
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Solid rises in crossbred wools and Merino skirtings fully firm
The AWEX EMI closed on 1221c, up 9c at auction sales in Australia with 23,623 bales going under the hammer with Sydney and Melbourne centres offering, with Fremantle sitting out for the penultimate sale before the 3-week recess.
