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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:39:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>New Zealand - Stronger dollar erodes wool prices</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>A stronger dollar helped to pull down prices at this week's North and South Island wool sales.   


The New Zealand dollar rose by more than 1% against the main wool trading currencies. ...</description>
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<title>New Zealand - Wool prices down 09 Mar 2010</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Prices eased for most types of wool at last week's combined South and North Island wool sale.   

A large offering of 28,000 bales, 28% more than rostered, and a shortage of shipping space l...</description>
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<title>New Zealand - Wool exporter reports loss</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21348</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Wool Services International has reported a loss for the first half of its financial year, but is optimistic that this will turn around in the second half.
  

For the six months to December...</description>
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<title>New Zealand - Wool price recovery continues</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21239</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Wool exporters are confident they are seeing a sustained recovery in wool prices, with this week's auctions consolidating the gains of recent weeks.   


A surge in demand since New Year ha...</description>
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<title>Australia - Wool exporters worried about reliance on China</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21238</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Australian wool exporters are increasingly concerned that they're selling to one market, China.   


80 per cent of Australian wool now ends up in China, and as a result, less wool is going...</description>
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<title>New Zealand - Wool Market turns the corner with more good news ahead</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21232</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>The New Zealand wool market has turned the corner and members of the wool exporters council expect demand for coarse wool will remain strong, with prices continuing to rise over the coming months.
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<title>Australia - Classer shortage could affect wool prices</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21213</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Western Australian woolclasser registrations have dropped by 25 per cent compared to this time last year.   

It's the lowest rate of re-registration for the entire country, and the Australi...</description>
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<title>Wisconsin wool production rises 7 percent in 2009</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>A federal agency says wool production in Wisconsin rose 7 percent last year, even though production was down nationwide.
 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Wisconsin produced 470,00...</description>
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<title>South Africa - Wool price holds against stronger rand</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>South African wool prices held up well at the national sale despite a stronger rand.
 

Cape Wools spokesperson Ona Viljoen said the companys merino indicator closed a marginal 0.6% lower ...</description>
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<title>Companies promote wool to US market</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21182</link>
<category>Wool</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>New Zealand sheep farmers who took part in the launch of a new wool carpet brand in the United States this week have come away feeling optimistic about the outlook for strong wool.  


The ...</description>
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<title>New Zealand - Wool prices continue to rise</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21165</link>
<category>Wool</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>Prices continued to rise at today's wool sales in response to increased demand, New Zealand Wool Services International reports.  


Compared to the previous sale last week, the New Zealand...</description>
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<title>South Africa - Wool market holds firm</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21159</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>South Africa - Wool market holds firm
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South African wool prices held up well at the national sale despite a stronger rand, Cape Wools said on Wednesday.  

Company spokeswo...</description>
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<title>New Zealand - Wool growers get royal backing</title>
<link>http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/index_fullstory.php3?id=21115</link>
<category>Wool</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description>New Zealand wool growers have an unexpected new advocate in the form of Prince Charles, who has launched a project aimed at increasing demand for British, Australian and New Zealand fleece.
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