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DESTROYED: An estimated $45 million worth of wool was lost in a recent China processing facility. 

A murky ending to wools selling calendar as fire destroys an estimated $45 million worth of wool.

China processor fire douses wool market

Higg-based ratings have come under fire for claiming the index is being used to portray the increasing use of synthetics as environmentally desirable despite questions over synthetics environmental toll. 

Breakthrough for Australian wool as Norway calls out fashion brand for greenwashing.

Norway calls out fashion label's false claims

STUD: Peter and Liz Russell, Tullamore Park Texels, Donald, sold this pen of 154 Border Leicester/Merino-cross ewes at Wycheproof for $282.

US taste for lamb continues as Papua New Guinea's appetite grows.

US loving lamb, PNG increases their appetite

BACK IN: Analysts say price spreads between mutton and restocker lambs is a good indictor that ewes, or restocking Merino lambs, are going back into the flock.

Urgency eases in the flock rebuild

The current PEF system doesn't assess the positive impacts on the environment therefore wool doesn't get any positive scoring. 

Labelling laws to disadvantage wool

STALWART: Norm Vallance visited the Ouyen Livestock Exchange last week on his 97th birthday.

Indicators hit red territory as surge of lambs enter the saleyards.

Glut of lambs to market causes prices to weaken

GETTING IT RIGHT: The European Union plans to introduce a labelling legislation to provide information on a product's environmental credentials. But it may not be all good news for the wool industry. 

New proposed EU labelling laws a disadvantage to natural fibres with no level playing field.

New EU labelling laws threaten to disadvantage wool

SLIGHT JUMP: East coast lamb throughput of 185,841 head for the week ending May 27 was an 8pc jump on the week prior.

Processors increase their kill rate to meet strong export demand.

Strong demand from processors drives prices

TRACEABILITY: Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner said the rapid and reliable tracing of sheep and goats plays a significant part in emergency disease response. 

Calls for mandatory electronic identification tags for sheep and goats as the chance of unwanted diseases entering our country increases.

Biosecurity alerts reignites debate for mandatory EIDs in sheep

PAIN FREE: Tri-Solfen has reported a two to three week lead time to supply farmers.

Pain relief manufacturers struggle to keep it up with an increase in demand as more producers opt for on-farm welfare products.