Wool market cracks new price record

Annabelle Cleeland
Updated January 18 2017 - 8:07am, first published 7:56am
Australian Wool Network wool broker Dale Bruns and Tom Silcock, The Mountain Dam, Telangatuk East, sold a line of 17 micron wool to av 1329c/kg greasy at the Brooklyn wool auctions last week.
Australian Wool Network wool broker Dale Bruns and Tom Silcock, The Mountain Dam, Telangatuk East, sold a line of 17 micron wool to av 1329c/kg greasy at the Brooklyn wool auctions last week.

The Australian wool market has set a new national record with the Eastern Market Indicator soaring to 1431 cents a kilogram clean.

Annabelle Cleeland

Annabelle Cleeland

National Sheep & Wool Writer

Annabelle Cleeland is Fairfax Media’s national sheep and wool writer. Annabelle joined the Fairfax team in 2012 to nurture her love of Australian agriculture. She began as the Victorian western district reporter at Stock & Land before taking on a senior position as a journalist reporting on all industries statewide. Annabelle’s appetite to report on issues which affect the sheep and wool industry has seen her travel to many parts of Australia and abroad. She is excited to spin industry yarns during a period of substantial demand for the sheepmeat and wool industries. Annabelle enjoys horse riding and climbing mountains, and is a lazy supporter of the Geelong Football Club.

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