7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2001-02

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Most wool produced in NSW is exported as greasy wool though there has been increasing initial processing undertaken locally prior to export. Variations in the value of wool have resulted from fluctuations in the internationally-influenced market and changes in the level of local production.

During 2000-01, 42.2 million sheep and lambs in NSW were shorn and 191,000 tonnes of greasy wool produced (including sold and unsold wool). The average wool clip for this period was 4.5 kilograms.

During 2001-02, brokers and dealers receivals of taxable wool decreased by 10% from the previous year to 164,000 tonnes

BROKERS AND DEALERS RECEIVALS OF TAXABLE WOOL, NSW(a)


	Tonnes

1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000	183,156 181,712 190,398
2000-01	182,882
2001-02	163,926

(a) The information shown is on the basis of the state in which the wool has actually been received and does not necessarily reflect the production of wool in NSW.
Source: Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).