NI wool costs stay downbeat – British Wool director

Wool costs in Northern Eire proceed to stay downbeat, based on British Wool director and Co. Antrim sheep producer, Brendan Kelly.

Kelly informed Agriland that wool is a sufferer of the continued cost-of-living disaster.

He stated: “Wool is an internationally traded commodity and it’s exhausting to get round this reality. Our persevering with purpose is to market the wool produced in Northern Eire as a high-value product with a singular heritage and high quality.

“We all know that end-users of wool need full traceability on the subject of sourcing the merchandise they wish to work with.

“We will meet this requirement in full and that is the long run – when it comes to delivering sustainable wool costs for sheep farmers in Northern Eire.”

He additionally pressured the will of British Wool to work intently with bespoke licensees and in addition corporations and organisations which have a dedication to selling the heritage and high quality of domestically produced wool.

Kelly was eager to spotlight the potential function, which he believes exists, for corporations throughout the carpet manufacturing sector.

In the meantime, Ulster Wool has confirmed that cost is now being made for wool delivered to the co-operative in 2022 – on receipt of this yr’s clip from particular person flock house owners.

Wool costs

Costs for good high quality samples are within the area of 30p/kg with Blackface wool coming in at 19p/kg.

Ulster Wool can be guaranteeing full traceability of the entire wool it handles, from farm to ultimate consumer.

That is being achieved due to a wool hint ‘QR’ hooked up to each fleece delivered to the organisation’s depot at Muckamore in Co. Antrim.

Brendan Kelly believes that the function of the brand new ‘Irish Grown Wool Council’ is vital as a automobile to develop new advertising and marketing alternatives for wool throughout the island of Eire.

It was formally shaped in April as an unbiased stakeholder-led council.

The Irish authorities has made €30,000 to fund the institution of the brand new all-island physique.

Members of the council come from a variety of pursuits from throughout the wool sector, and embrace farmers; wool retailers; sheep shearers; educators; designers; crafters; in addition to trade representatives and farming organisations. 

The group goals to advertise wool as a pure, sustainable and versatile materials and enhance the standard of Irish-farmed wool and facilitate collaboration in product and market analysis.

It’s envisaged that the formation of the brand new physique will result in the creation of an all-Eire wool model.

Kelly stated: “These are nonetheless early days we’re making progress.

“However there are a selection of basic points which have but to be resolved.”