SOUTH AFRICA: Wool prices post solid gains
[Nov 30, 2007] The South African wool market made a turnabout at this week's sale following last week's poor performance and the prices of most types posted solid gains. Cape Wools' Merino indicator rose 4.8 percent to close at R60.68 per kilogram
AUSTRALIA: International visitors complete wool textile training course
[Nov 28, 2007] Wool producers, textile merchants and manufacturers from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, India and the US just completed a two-week Australian Wool Textile Training Course (AWTTC) at CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology in Geelong.
PAKISTAN: Need to set up Wool development and extension centers
[Nov 27, 2007] The country possesses the best breed of sheep that produce quality wool. There are about 26.5 million heads of sheep with 17 different breeds, both with fat and thin tails which are increasing at a rate of about five to six per cent per annum
USA: Fully fashionable hundred percent wool sweater
[Nov 26, 2007] Woolrich Men’s flatrock half-Zip hundred percent pure wool sweater gives you warmth and great looks without adding a lot of bulk. And you’ll never have a dry cleaning bill to worry about. The Sweater can be cleaned at home in the
UK: Farmers are upset over wool price
[Nov 24, 2007] Farmers are threatening to burn their wool next year after receiving less than £100 a ton for it this year. Hazel and Joe Relph, of Yew Tree Farm, got were paid £149.38 for 2,378 kilos (2.4 tonnes) of Herdwick wool.