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The latest Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s forecast of shorn wool production for 2023/24 is 328 Mkg greasy, equivalent to the 2022/23 season estimate.
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The number of sheep shorn is forecast at 72.2 million head, up 1.0% due to held over lambs and retention of older breeding ewes.
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Shorn wool production is expected to increase in New South Wales (up 3.9%) and South Australia (up 2.6%) but decrease in all other states.
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Average cut per head is forecast to reduce to 4.54 kg greasy (down 2.2%) due to dry seasonal conditions and a return to normal shearing patterns in most states
The full report is available on the AWI Website: Wool Production Forecast – December 2023.