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High demand for wool drives Australian farmers to shear early

05/01/2018

Forecasters in Australia have revised upwards their estimates for wool production there in the 2017-2018 season. In spite of “mixed” conditions in major sheep producing areas in the southern hemisphere winter and spring months, rising wool prices have encouraged producers to shear their sheep and deliver wool as quickly as possible into the...

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