NEW ZEALAND MARKET REPORT
Summary
Market cheaper.
Comment
North Island only today offering 10,300 bales. The selection consisted of 15% ewe fleece mostly average colour, 75/150mm, 40% crossbred second shear good/average colour, 75mm +/-, 33% lambs generally good/average colour, 10% associated oddments and 2% miscellaneous types. Main competition remains with Indian sub-continent, United Kingdom, Europe and local carpet mills with limited support from China.
Fleece
Good colour crossbred ewe/hogget fleece in a small selection very firm.
Poorer style crossbred fleece firm.
Shears
Good colour crossbred shears 1.5% cheaper.
Poorer colour crossbred shears 3% cheaper.
Lambs
Good colour lambs buyers favour.
Average style up to 2% cheaper.
Oddments
Carding oddments buyers favour.
Passings
13% passed in.
Next Auction
South Island only offering 10,800 bales WEDNESDAY 27th March 2024.