NEW YORK — Australia’s wool industry is stepping up efforts to defuse the effects of a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals-led boycott that has gained momentum in the last year. A coalition of ...

A farmer has questioned if federal politicians are wearing wool during the election campaign as the industry hits its lowest point in 100 years. ABC Rural asked more than 200 politicians running for ...

Australian wool auctions resumed last week after an Easter holiday break, with price gains across all varieties, despite the general absence of the largest of the Chinese buyers, according to ...

Uncertainties surrounding the trade war between the US and China are weighing on Australian wool prices though a reduction in demand from key Chinese buyers. Australian Council of Wool Exporters and ...

Cally Spangler is focused and speedy, running between the shearers and the wool classing table, gathering fleeces, sorting them and keeping the floors tidy. Around Australia, seven out of 10 wool ...

Demand for wool has grown phenomenally in the past 20 years and especially so this year, buoyed by China’s removal of an import quota. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that ...

Australian farmers are testing recycled sheep wool on degraded soil to slow evaporation, improve water retention, and turn ...

But at the other end of the production cycle, simply getting enough people to shear sheep also presented an enormous challenge. John Roberts was this week appointed as the chief executive officer of ...

Australian firm Champion Wool Factory presents its wool products during the China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan Province on May 8, 2021. File Photo: ...