Wool market warms up as shearing season approaches
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The wool market was hit by reduced global demand during 2020 as a result of the pandemic.
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Sheep producers who are embarking on the 2021 shearing season have been told they can look forward to better prices for their fleeces – if they support their own co-operative.
British Wool cites improving wool auction prices, a huge reduction in the wool glut built up during the first Covid lockdown and its own cost savings of around 7p per kilo for the optimistic forecast.
Wool market warms up as shearing season approaches
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I am indebted to Alan Young for a number of the images in these articles about the Micklehurst Loop. This is his drawing of the Loop which appears at the head of his article about the Loop on the Disused Stations website. It is used with his kind permission, (c) Alan Young. [7]
During January 2021, my wife and I walked the majority of the length of the Micklehurst Loop from Stalybridge to Diggle. This was the goods relieving line for the main Stalybridge to Huddersfield railway line. It had been hoped to alleviate congestion by making the mainline into a 4-track railway but the geography mitigated against this and a route on the other side of the Tame Valley was chosen instead.
Andrew Hogley BRITISH Wool today announced that its Board has appointed Andrew Hogley as their permanent Chief Executive Officer. “Since stepping up to the Acting CEO role in November Andrew has done an excellent job driving the business forward and implementing the restructuring plans we announced at the beginning of the year” said Chairman, Jim Robertson. “The Board look forward to working with Andrew, ensuring we continue to represent the best interests of our producers and in maximising the value of their wool.” Mr Hogley commented, “I am honoured to have been appointed to the role and am very much looking forward to leading the business into the new season as we continue to recover from the after effects of the pandemic.”
Andrew Hogley British Wool has announced that Andrew Hogley is its permanent Chief Executive Officer. “Since stepping up to the acting CEO role in November Andrew has done an excellent job driving the business forward and implementing the restructuring plans we announced at the beginning of the year,” said chairman, Jim Robertson. “The Board looks forward to working with Andrew, ensuring we continue to represent the best interests of our producers and in maximising the value of their wool.” Andrew said: “I am honoured to have been appointed to the role and am very much looking forward to leading the business into the new season as we continue to recover from the after effects of the pandemic.”
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