COVID-19's grasp on wool market not the worst in history

Joely Mitchell
September 16 2020 - 5:00pm
The current wool price downturn isn't the worst, or even the second, third or fourth-worst, in the last 100 years.
The current wool price downturn isn't the worst, or even the second, third or fourth-worst, in the last 100 years.

Merino prices are currently down a hefty 60 per cent on 2019 levels, yet surprisingly the market's significant downturn as a result of COVID-19 isn't the biggest in the last 100 years.

Joely Mitchell

Joely Mitchell

Stock & Land editor

Joely started her career at Stock & Land as a cadet journalist in 2016. She is now the editor of the paper.

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