MAINNational Wool Market Report

Season: 2025/26
Catalogue: 08
Date: 15/10/2025
Port Elizabeth

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The 2025/26 wool selling season continued today, with the 8th sale of the season taking place.

A total of 6 067 bales were on offer, with 59% of the offering consisting of long length wools and sustainably certified wools comprising 55,5% of the merino wools on offer.

The market followed the downward trend in the Australian market this week, which was characterized by high passed-in percentages.

The all-merino indicator closed down by 3,8% to close on R201,64 p/kg, with the certified indicator declining by 3,9% to close on R206,33 p/kg. A lower overall sales clearance of 89,7% was achieved.

A highest price of R305,32 p/kg (clean) was paid for a 4-bale lot of 16,2-micron merino fleece wool.

The Australian market shed 4%(AU$) this week, compared to the previous sale held on Thursday, 9 October.

The major buyers on today’s sale were Tianyu SA (1,158), G Modiano SA (1,155), Standard Wool SA (1,147) and Stucken & Co (730).

The next sale will be held on 22 October 2025 when approximately 9 054 bales will be on offer.

 

Key Indicators
SA Merino Indicator Exchange Rates *
Indicator Unit This Sale Prior Sale % Change Currency This Sale Prior Sale % Change
SA c/kg Clean All Merino 20164 20954
3,8 %
ZAR/US$ * 17,29 17,18
0,64 %
US c/kg Clean All Merino 1166 1220
4,43 %
ZAR/Euro * 20,07 19,98
0,45 %
Euro c/kg Clean All Merino 1005 1049
4,19 %
ZAR/JPY¥ * 8,76 8,91
1,68 %
SA c/kg Clean Certified ** 20633 21471
3,9 %
ZAR/UK Pound * 23,05 23,00
0,22 %
US c/kg Clean Certified ** 1193 1250
4,56 %
USD/AUD * 0,6496 0,6561
0,99 %
Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** 1028 1075
4,37 %
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean 1456 1517
4,02 %
Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold ***
10,08 %
* Exchange rate values quoted above is based on an average of rate points recorded for the duration of the sale.
** Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
*** Selection: Merino Fleece | MF4 & MF5 | VM < 1,6 | NKT > 28 | >67mm | Minimum of 3 Lots Sold

 

Merino Fleece | MF4 & MF5 | VM < 1,6 | NKT > 28 | >67mm | Minimum of 3 Lots Sold
Percentage Difference Between All Non-Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold (Average Price) - 202508
Micron Category 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5 21.0 21.5 22.0
Non-Certified Wool (R) Clean 233,03 226,05 218,97 205,81 196,60 191,81 188,57 187,28 185,08 185,47 0,00
Certified Wool (R) Clean 264,55 255,08 240,70 226,59 217,36 209,83 207,13 205,81 205,69 203,61 201,76
% Difference
13,53 %
12,84 %
9,92 %
10,10 %
10,56 %
9,39 %
9,84 %
9,89 %
11,14 %
9,78 %
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Merino Wool Indicator excluding Certified Certified Wools (R/kg Clean) 0,00
* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.

 

* Certified Sustainable Wool (Bales)
% Share **
Total All Wool Merino Wool
Offered 3 406 45,9 % 55,5 %
Sold 3 336 51,7 % 54,4 %
* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.
** Calculated on unique sustainable standard identifiers

 

Sale Statistics (Greasy)
This Sale Accumulative
This Week Previous Week This Season Previous Season (202408)
Turnover (R) 98 051 981 144 624 016 892 889 543 850 299 083
# Bales 5 503 7 501 49 344 56 468
Mass (kg) 852 763 1 147 324 7 680 055 8 676 504

 

Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy)
Current Season Mass (kg) Previous Season Mass (kg) % Change (Y-o-Y)
2025/26 11 897 150 2024/25 14 169 065
16,0 %

 

Offering Analysis (Bales)
Description Catalogue Offering Withdrawn before Sale Wool Offered Withdrawn during Sale Passed Not Sold Sold % Sold
BKB 4509 255 4 254 78 39 730 3 443 80,94 %
CMW 2004 32 1 972 0 0 0 1 972 100 %
JLW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN %
MAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN %
QWB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN %
 
This Week 6513 287 6 226 78 39 730 5 415 86,97 %
Previous Week 7735 220 7 515 18 24 117 7 380 98,2 %

 

Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy)
Bales
Company This Sale % Share Bales (YTD)
Tianyu SA 1 158 21,04 % 8 510
G Modiano SA 1 155 20,99 % 8 866
Standard Wool SA 1 147 20,84 % 7 742
Stucken & Co 730 13,27 % 7 314
BKB Pinnacle Fibres 594 10,79 % 10 835
Lempriere SA 331 6,01 % 2 374
Segard Masurel SA 251 4,56 % 2 484
VBC Wool SA 137 2,49 % 1 219

 

Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales)
This Sale Previous Sale Accumulative
Offered Sold % Sold Offered Sold % Sold Offered Sold % Sold
All Wool
Length
Long 3 573 3 308 92,58 % 4 800 4 694 97,79 % 29 258 28 696 98,08 %
Medium 1 900 1 738 91,47 % 2 385 2 280 95,6 % 16 609 15 907 95,77 %
Short 520 431 82,88 % 601 525 87,35 % 4 724 4 453 94,26 %
Mixed 74 26 35,14 % 6 2 33,33 % 1 270 287 22,6 %
Micron
Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron 4 065 3 662 90,09 % 5 082 4 889 96,2 % 34 534 33 308 96,45 %
Medium: 20.1 to 22 1 521 1 424 93,62 % 2 152 2 109 98 % 14 009 13 192 94,17 %
Strong: 22.1 to 24 373 321 86,06 % 436 411 94,27 % 2 447 2 082 85,08 %
Over Strong: > 24.1 108 96 88,89 % 122 92 75,41 % 920 762 82,83 %
Class
Fleeces 4 223 3 834 90,79 % 5 846 5 673 97,04 % 36 449 35 438 97,23 %
Bellies 671 628 93,59 % 613 575 93,8 % 4 564 4 366 95,66 %
Pieces 710 661 93,1 % 858 820 95,57 % 5 932 5 791 97,62 %
Locks 389 354 91 % 469 431 91,9 % 3 645 3 460 94,92 %
Other 74 26 35,14 % 6 2 33,33 % 1 320 289 21,89 %

 

Analysis of Bales Sold (Micron, Length & Style)
<=18.0 18.5 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5 21.0 21.5 22.0 >=22.5
Length
Long 103 216 424 658 640 471 196 99 71 89
Medium 184 212 259 324 211 121 98 39 50 51
Short 78 91 99 39 16 6 6 7 3 0
Mixed 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Style (AWEX)
Style 4 & Better 59 126 157 279 237 229 181 20 23 14
Style 5 202 298 430 540 440 259 78 65 33 66
Style 6 103 95 183 202 182 106 41 60 63 52
Style 7 & Poorer 1 0 12 0 8 4 0 0 5 8

 

Average price of Wool Sold (Micron, Style & Length - Clean)
17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5 21.0 21.5 22.0
Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 4 - MF4
40 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 158,33 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 178,18 0,00 201,15 0,00 0,00 0,00 152,63 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
50 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 230,49 231,06 216,95 213,65 197,04 202,35 0,00 187,32 186,08 0,00 163,75
60 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 258,18 241,70 0,00 0,00 216,78 204,75 0,00 201,29 199,96 200,23 0,00
70 mm Non-Certified 229,12 0,00 214,77 200,43 189,34 196,08 186,13 187,33 187,81 0,00 0,00
Certified 265,87 251,42 239,54 235,94 217,63 209,70 208,91 207,08 206,94 0,00 0,00
80 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 214,13 202,90 192,91 0,00 189,99 187,53 0,00 0,00
Certified 251,27 254,07 259,30 229,47 220,97 211,81 207,54 206,80 206,23 200,64 0,00
Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5
40 mm Non-Certified 0,00 148,14 177,95 154,53 166,83 130,93 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 188,17 185,37 182,20 0,00 182,02 0,00 179,39 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
50 mm Non-Certified 0,00 211,94 0,00 0,00 0,00 173,99 0,00 173,65 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 203,85 205,48 0,00 205,75 0,00 0,00 185,34 181,30 181,61 0,00
60 mm Non-Certified 0,00 213,17 208,55 0,00 173,74 185,04 174,84 178,78 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 228,91 199,68 204,00 0,00 0,00 200,58 0,00 0,00 0,00
70 mm Non-Certified 227,31 225,72 212,48 185,98 182,31 187,04 176,54 184,99 0,00 177,22 0,00
Certified 245,95 0,00 227,94 218,88 212,00 208,64 203,30 202,83 200,91 0,00 0,00
80 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 206,82 207,92 199,20 188,82 185,89 182,20 179,80 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 236,01 0,00 209,39 207,97 206,90 204,21 202,91 203,63 0,00 0,00
Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6
40 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 171,96 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 145,33 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
50 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 197,82 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
60 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 171,08 147,77 153,58 169,72 0,00 166,98 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
70 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 170,73 185,24 162,00 150,66 174,86 172,02 170,57
Certified 238,38 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 197,91 0,00 195,66 0,00 0,00 0,00
80 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 177,03 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.

 

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