Prices continued to reach new highs at the wool sale in Christchurch.
At this week's sale, prices finished very strongly for most styles. With lower volumes of wool coming forward, buyers had to be very active to fulfil orders for export and scouring, Dave Burridge, of PGG Wrightson Wool, said.
Good and poorer styles of crossbred ewe fleece lifted 2%-3%, crossbred second shear fleece was up 1%-2% and oddments lifted 2%.
Roger Fuller, of Elders Primary Wool, said a very good offering of merino wool saw prices climb above Australian prices of the previous day, attracting a full bench of buyers, competing in all micron categories.
There was widespread interest with China, Australasia and the Middle East dominating, supported by Western Europe, India and the United Kingdom.
A range of prices. -Farview Farm (Lawrence), 11 bales Romney hogget AA, 34.9 micron, 78% yield, 437 greasy, 560 clean; D. and S. Hunter Ltd (Palmerston), 26 bales Romney AA, 37.8 micron, 83.9% yield, 481 greasy, 573 clean; B. Waller (Port Chalmers), 34 bales Perendale AA, 37.1 micron, 83.9% yield, 459 greasy, 547 clean; Linnburn Station (Ranfurly), six bales fine halfbred hogget AA, 21.9 micron, 76.4% yield, 1051 greasy, 1376 clean; G. and R. Pannett (Roxburgh), 10 bales Romney hogget AA, 31.7 micron, 77.2% yield, 431 greasy, 558 clean; Glenside Farm Ltd (Lawrence), 19 bales Perendale hogget AA, 31.7 micron, 73.8% yield, 434 greasy, 588 clean; Hawkdun Pastoral Ltd (Oturehua), 30 bales Perendale hogget AA, 28.7 micron, 76.9% yield, 529 greasy, 688 clean; Glenayr Ltd (Ranfurly), eight bales medium crossbred hogget AA, 30.3 micron, 77.1% yield, 475 greasy, 616 clean; L. and G. Ruddenklau and Co. (Oamaru), 11 bales Perendale hogget AA, 29.6 micron, 80.1% yield, 514 greasy, 642 clean; Haka Station (Kurow), 23 bales crossbred hogget, 31.1 micron, 75.6% yield, 455 greasy, 602 clean; S. Brown (Omakau), 10 bales crossbred hogget, 29.5 micron, 75.4% yield, 498 greasy, 660 clean, Mt Dasher Partnership (Oamaru), 14 bales crossbred hogget, 30.1 micron, 78.7% yield, 490 greasy, 622 clean; Attadale Station (Roxburgh), 10 bales Romney hogget, 30.6 micron, 74.7% yield, 453 greasy, 606 clean; Campbell Holdings (Otago), four bales Perendale hogget, 31.2 micron, 79.6% yield, 493 greasy, 619 clean; Alphaburn Station (Wanaka), 14 bales Romney hogget, 32.4 micron, 79.2 % yield, 456 greasy, 575 clean; Mt St Bathans (Oturehua), three bales 16 micron merino, 69.5% yield, 1218 greasy, 1752 clean; Dunstan Downs Ltd (Omarama), six bales 17.7 micron merino, 75.1% yield, 1150 greasy, 1531 clean; Longslip Station Ltd (Omarama), four bales 18.6 merino, 75% yield, 1117 greasy, 1489 clean; Strathaven Partnership (Alexandra), three bales 15 micron merino hogget, 73.5% yield, 1422 greasy, 1934 clean.
