AUSTRALIAN WOOL PRICES FALL, BUT INVESTMENT IN ADDITIONAL LOCAL PROCESSING UNLIKELY, SAYS INDUSTRY BOSS
July 1st, 2019
THE TRADE war between the USA and China that has seen both sides impose a wide range of duties on each other’s exports has depressed Australian wool prices though a reduction in demand from key Chinese buyers.
Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors executive director Peter Morgan told just-style that the Washington-Beijing stand-off has come during other events depressing wool sales: “Events such as the US, China trade wars, US, India trade disputes, the US, Iran political tensions and the negative rhetoric during the recent G20 meeting” have ...
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