MERINO wool prices fell by 110-139 cents a kilogram in Australia this week as the market was hit harder by global coronavirus COVID-19 economic impacts. On the 30th wool auction of the 2020/2021 sale season, the merino wool market indicator increased by 3,7% to close on 16274c per kg clean wool[] Wool Market Report 21 April 2021 22nd Apr 2021 0 Image AWEX. Graph and download economic data for Global price of Wool, Fine (PWOOLFUSDM) from Jan 1990 to Mar 2021 about wool, World, and price. Peter McCann on 03 Jun 2020 Ulster Wool ***Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 is recommended to view the Loan Rates. Wool Market Report and Price Trend Wool Highlights from 21 Dec,2020 - 01 Jan,2021 Australian wool sales were closed for three weeks holiday and it would reopen on 11th January 2021. There were price falls upwards of 140c/kg across all fleece wool, while crossbred wool lost more than 35c/kg. Merino wool prices dropped sharply this week. Wool stockpile climbing Another shock in the auction room was the bale pass-in rate. The skirtings also recorded solid price rises, with general gains of between 50 80 cents enjoyed, with 18.0 micron and finer lots most affected. Wool prices have plunged to five-year lows as farmers receive another stark reminder of how reliant they are on China. The positivity at the close of selling last week transferred immediately to the opening of the Australian wool auctions this week. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader here. Rachel, who is based in Banbury in Oxfordshire, says: "Farmers used to be able to pay a year's rent from the price of wool, but it's barely worth selling anymore." Fine-wool producers have seen these prices before. 16 March 2020. The CSOs latest agriculture price indices report shows that, overall, the prices farmers receive for their output are back 4.4% year on year. We shouldnt be too concerned yet. Sheep Central, March 20, 2020. May 17, 2020 6.31pm. The commodity loan rates below are available in PDF only. *** Loan available for up to 9 months (currently extended to 12 months until Sept. 30, 2020, CARES Act Co-Vid) Only available when repayment rate is below loan rate (i.e.- low wool prices) Costs Low FSA interest rate + filing fee: Think of an LDP as an on the spot price payment for low wool prices Price levels improved consistently throughout the weeks selling and by the close, general gains of over 50ac had been recorded on Merino combing wools and over 20ac on carding and crossbred sliver wools. Save. Next weeks offering is very similar, with there currently being 48,245 bales on offer in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle, with only two selling days required (Tuesday/Wednesday).