Fuhrmann NZ Market Report

Published March 7, 2019 by Helen Cameron

Market dearer

  • Comment
    South Island only selling today with 8,300 bales on offer.  The selection consisted of 50 percent average style fleece, 25 percent lambs good colour, 30.0 to 31.0 micron, 10 percent good colour shears 75/80mm and shorter and 15 percent associated oddments.  China main with support from the United Kingdom, Europe and Australasian carpet mills.
  • Fleece
    Good style 3-4% dearer.

    Poorer style firm.

  • Second Shears
    Good style 3-4% dearer.
  • Lambs
    First lambs generally 5.5% dearer.
  • Oddments
    All descriptions firm.
  • Passings
    11% Passed In.
  • Next Auction
    South Island offering 8,500 bales and the North Island offering with 14,000 bales on 14th March.

Fleece Summary

Good Style Fleece

Variation %:  3-4

Poorer Style Fleece

Variation %:  Firm

Second Shears Summary

Good style shears

Variation %: 3-4

Lambs

First Lambs

Variation %: 5.5

Oddments

All descriptions

Variation %: Firm