Wool auction selling Week 51 had the Fremantle auction centre jump back into action after its one-week recess and this made an instant impact.
The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) rose by 55 cents a kilogram to close the week at 1448c/kg, or US1105c/kg, and the passed in rate remained strong at 4.6 per cent.
In the past two weeks, the EMI has increased by more than 100c/kg and lifted to pre-COVID-19 levels.
In a recently released Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report, it was revealed that wool exports to India and the Czech Republic increased drastically in April this year compared to the same time last year - up 623 per cent and 519 per cent respectively.
This big jump is mostly due to the COVID-19 restrictions that were in place in April 2020.
But the declining Australian Dollar has meant overseas interest is growing, and this is leading to higher demand in the market.
In coming weeks, it will be interesting to see how the Australian wool market reacts to this expansion in overseas activity.
The AuctionsPlus wool online offer board experienced a slight decline in sales last week.
There were 1597 bales sold, which was down by 103 bales from the previous week.
Lines of 19 and 21-micron wool were in high demand, and 255 and 295 bales sold, respectively, of these categories.
Top price for the 19-micron wool lots was 1280c/kg (greasy), or 1652c/kg (clean), and 21-micron wool sold to a top of 987c/kg (greasy), or 1360c/kg (clean).
The top priced lot sold online was one bale of 15.8-micron Australian Superfine AAASUPM wool, which fetched 2055c/kg (greasy), or 2842c/kg (clean).
This was branded "Finchley/Craigie" and had a staple length of 79 millimetres, vegetable matter of 0.3 per cent and was offered by Jemalong Wool.
Looking ahead, it will be intriguing to see if the Australian Dollar bounces back - and how this will affect the growing overseas interest in our wool.