The latest on the Australian wool market Season 2025/2026 Week 25, direct from the Elders wool team.
The final sale of week 2025 has concluded confidently in a firm and generally unchanged market.
The EMI started the week at 1542 and after two days of selling closed out the year at 1541.
The West Australian Indicator also showed minimal change closing at 1715c increasing by three cents for their single day sale held on Tuesday. All microns and qualities throughout changed marginally.
In previous years, this sale week has a habit of being volatile as the three-week recess interrupts sales and movement of wool and reduces liquidity for many participants. Premiums and discounts are continually changing along with the quality of available offerings with multiple factors deciding the eventual price of wool.
Merino fleece position of break, especially middle (POBM) is one of the many measurements that buyers and mills specify in their orders. At this time of year the mid break starts to increase, affecting CVH (Coefficient of Variation of Hauter) which measures the variation in Hauter length in wool once processed into top.
Low CVH provides a strong and more even yarn, with a CVH less than 50 per cent signifying a more even yarn, while over 50 per cent provides more variability in yarn quality. Staple strength or NKT is also an important factor affecting the price of wool.
Additional premiums remain available to clips accredited to animal welfare programs for those lots that are NM/CM (Non Mulesed/Ceased Mulesed) in both merino and crossbred wools with the correct measurements individual mills specify.
This is the final sale for 2025. The market will now take a break, resuming the week commencing 12 January 2026.
Table showing wool prices to 18 December 2025
Graph showing Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) to 18 December 2025
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