MAINNational Wool Market Report

Season: 2025/26
Catalogue: 05
Date: 17/09/2025
Port Elizabeth

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The 2025/2026 wool selling season continued today with 6 507 bales on offer on the 5th sale of the season.

The offering mainly consisted of fine micron wools, with 65% testing 20 micron and finer. Sustainably certified wools comprised 67,8% of the merino wools on offer.

The market continued it's upward trend of this season and delivered strong results, despite the SA Rand trading 1% stronger against the US$. The strong competiton for the better quality merino and certified wools, drove the overall sales clearance up to 93,5%.

The all-merino indicator closed up by 4,4% on R197,55 p/kg and the certified indicator increased by 3,7% to close on R202,61 p/kg.

A highest price of R265,63 p/kg (clean) was paid for single bale lot of 15,5 micron merino wool.

The Australian market continued to deliver strong results this week and increased by 1,9% (AU$) from their previous sale held on Wednesday, 10 September.

The major buyers on today’s sale were BKB Pinnacle Fibres (1 765), Standard Wool SA (1 100), Tianyu SA (1 038) and Stucken & Co (796).

The next sale will be held on 1 October 2025 when approximately 7 076 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 19755 18917
4,4 %
ZAR/US$ * 17,35 17,53
1,03 %
US c/kg Clean All Merino 1139 1079
5,56 %
ZAR/Euro * 20,52 20,48
0,20 %
Euro c/kg Clean All Merino 963 924
4,22 %
ZAR/JPY¥ * 8,45 8,42
0,36 %
SA c/kg Clean Certified ** 20261 19534
3,7 %
ZAR/UK Pound * 23,65 23,66
0,04 %
US c/kg Clean Certified ** 1168 1114
4,85 %
USD/AUD * 0,6654 0,6585
1,05 %
Euro c/kg Clean Certified ** 987 954
3,46 %
AWEX EMI c/kg Clean 1344 1319
1,90 %
Percentage Difference (Weighted): Non‑Certified and Certified Merino Fleece Wools Sold ***
9,86 %
* 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) - 202505
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 219,39 218,71 203,81 193,25 192,51 189,85 186,68 185,19 184,33 183,59 181,89
Certified Wool (R) Clean 237,34 232,74 228,67 217,39 212,41 207,96 205,18 204,00 201,52 199,46 196,70
% Difference
8,18 %
6,41 %
12,20 %
12,49 %
10,34 %
9,54 %
9,91 %
10,16 %
9,33 %
8,64 %
8,14 %
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 4 400 55,9 % 67,7 %
Sold 4 239 61,9 % 65,1 %
* 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 (202405)
Turnover (R) 110 690 796 86 009 326 491 939 358 493 191 026
# Bales 6 098 4 460 28 670 31 959
Mass (kg) 967 638 713 505 4 470 061 4 984 749

 

Wool Receivals Declared (Greasy)
Current Season Mass (kg) Previous Season Mass (kg) % Change (Y-o-Y)
2025/26 7 207 075 2024/25 8 914 860
19,2 %

 

Offering Analysis (Bales)
Description Catalogue Offering Withdrawn before Sale Wool Offered Withdrawn during Sale Passed Not Sold Sold % Sold
BKB 4031 0 4 031 20 262 710 3 190 79,14 %
CMW 1310 0 1 310 0 2 2 1 231 93,97 %
JLW 370 0 370 0 0 0 366 98,92 %
MAS 432 0 432 0 0 0 428 99,07 %
QWB 901 0 901 0 11 18 883 98 %
 
This Week 7044 0 7 044 20 275 730 6 098 86,57 %
Previous Week 5843 22 5 821 0 31 92 4 460 76,62 %

 

Buyer Purchases (Bales - Greasy)
Bales
Company This Sale % Share Bales (YTD)
BKB Pinnacle Fibres 1 765 28,94 % 7 191
Standard Wool SA 1 101 18,06 % 4 060
Tianyu SA 1 038 17,02 % 5 268
Stucken & Co 787 12,91 % 4 033
G Modiano SA 721 11,82 % 4 706
Segard Masurel SA 276 4,53 % 1 299
Lempriere SA 269 4,41 % 1 332
VBC Wool SA 141 2,31 % 781

 

Sale Analysis (Length, Micron & Class - Bales)
This Sale Previous Sale Accumulative
Offered Sold % Sold Offered Sold % Sold Offered Sold % Sold
All Wool
Length
Long 3 314 3 225 97,31 % 2 975 2 681 90,12 % 16 538 16 076 97,21 %
Medium 2 264 2 020 89,22 % 1 928 1 432 74,27 % 10 377 9 475 91,31 %
Short 738 692 93,77 % 511 329 64,38 % 3 176 2 909 91,59 %
Mixed 680 161 23,68 % 407 18 4,42 % 1 265 210 16,6 %
Micron
Fine Wool: =< 20 Micron 4 578 4 292 93,75 % 3 613 2 956 81,82 % 20 576 19 366 94,12 %
Medium: 20.1 to 22 1 815 1 431 78,84 % 1 632 1 288 78,92 % 8 575 7 747 90,34 %
Strong: 22.1 to 24 444 226 50,9 % 352 124 35,23 % 1 521 1 026 67,46 %
Over Strong: > 24.1 207 149 71,98 % 224 92 41,07 % 732 531 72,54 %
Class
Fleeces 4 348 4 134 95,08 % 3 732 3 261 87,38 % 21 257 20 392 95,93 %
Bellies 618 565 91,42 % 606 428 70,63 % 2 749 2 475 90,03 %
Pieces 721 689 95,56 % 651 604 92,78 % 3 610 3 495 96,81 %
Locks 629 549 87,28 % 425 149 35,06 % 2 474 2 097 84,76 %
Other 728 161 22,12 % 407 18 4,42 % 1 314 211 16,06 %

 

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 193 351 442 583 532 341 237 122 58 46
Medium 237 261 366 279 257 140 68 49 33 35
Short 131 214 70 35 25 23 15 6 8 9
Mixed 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 5 12 0
Style (AWEX)
Style 4 & Better 116 192 300 344 394 213 194 69 40 13
Style 5 331 468 389 410 306 206 72 84 27 28
Style 6 105 152 176 123 105 78 42 13 27 28
Style 7 & Poorer 9 14 13 20 9 7 12 11 5 21

 

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 183,36 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 167,81 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 198,65 177,27 187,62 193,10 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
50 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 185,43 180,08 165,51 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 159,35
Certified 211,24 209,49 203,26 199,22 194,91 198,82 190,79 184,99 0,00 0,00 0,00
60 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 187,02 189,25 182,39 178,78 181,72 0,00 0,00 173,50
Certified 224,05 233,16 221,08 215,59 206,44 201,35 198,79 194,90 192,88 194,77 190,49
70 mm Non-Certified 215,49 219,09 0,00 200,58 192,75 0,00 185,42 184,40 185,09 182,02 0,00
Certified 239,91 233,21 231,72 224,07 209,34 207,62 205,23 204,29 202,15 197,54 192,73
80 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 217,08 199,47 202,15 185,88 185,45 184,09 0,00 186,61 0,00
Certified 0,00 232,73 230,70 222,34 213,07 210,11 205,10 202,21 204,19 200,41 0,00
Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 5 - MF5
40 mm Non-Certified 177,15 181,31 177,25 0,00 0,00 168,99 157,61 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 181,99 204,08 158,58 0,00 0,00 162,99 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
50 mm Non-Certified 0,00 187,12 176,78 184,23 172,60 176,44 169,82 0,00 140,25 161,84 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 206,03 198,69 0,00 0,00 181,85 188,01 0,00 0,00 0,00
60 mm Non-Certified 0,00 188,14 192,41 191,65 186,05 168,54 174,27 0,00 186,78 178,42 176,84
Certified 180,13 218,15 212,45 206,58 202,64 195,48 195,63 194,49 187,03 185,28 0,00
70 mm Non-Certified 0,00 210,78 198,28 198,48 190,93 178,72 180,38 172,73 182,95 181,58 0,00
Certified 232,93 232,47 207,39 209,12 207,37 203,88 202,67 203,81 199,38 199,35 194,99
80 mm Non-Certified 0,00 213,15 0,00 0,00 188,36 187,81 186,66 179,25 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 240,29 0,00 221,19 210,08 209,55 205,76 204,83 204,13 199,92 200,48 192,41
Merino Fleece, AWEX Style 6 - MF6
40 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 166,64 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 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
50 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 173,52 160,11 145,27 156,09 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 152,44 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
60 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 164,94 0,00 180,17 162,02 156,21 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 191,06 0,00 203,10 0,00 0,00 0,00 149,21 0,00 0,00
70 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 173,65 153,64 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 173,80 195,01 181,20 0,00 183,45 0,00
80 mm Non-Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 156,61 0,00 0,00 0,00
Certified 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 205,25 0,00 183,18 0,00
* Certified Sustainable Wool: Includes Responsible Wool Standard & Sustainable Cape Wool Standard.

 

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