An open letter to all Australian woolgrowers Fellow woolgrower, As you are well aware, woolgrowers in Australia are currently in the midst of a profitability crisis. Ongoing depressed wool prices and increasing production costs are squeezing us from both sides. It’s painful to see increasing occurrences of merino flock dispersals, as many producers choose to leave our industry in favour of “more profitable” enterprises. With the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) in the second ha

Woolgrowers, brokers, exporters and service providers from the national and Western Australian wool industry have come together to hold crisis talks on the future of our great industry following the devastating impacts of the live sheep export ban. The WA Minister for Agriculture the Hon Jackie Jarvis was invited to attend to hear firsthand what is currently happening to the wool industry, but a scheduling issue meant that neither her nor a representative from her office coul

Kelvin Le and Andrew Dennis visiting Hantex for Australian wool trade promotion, a wool spinning mill located in Tay Ninh Province, Northern Vietnam I am Kelvin Le, based in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, I am pleased to contribute this months blog for the WoolProducers Australia newsletter to outline some of the work that I have been undertaking, and to introduce you to the Vietnam textile sector and the opportunities that Vietnam presents for Australian wool. Following ATMAC pha