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The proteins, extracted from cross- bred wool are then… Audio
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But overall values are down 10 percent as prices for strong, medium and cross- bred wool keep dropping.
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Carl and Tori Uren produce cross- bred wool on their farm at Le Bons Bay on Banks Peninsula.
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The Wool Research Organisation is currently working on a seven-year project to find new uses for cross- bred wool.
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The couple produce cross- bred wool at the scenic Banks Peninsula property, but it's actually high country merino wool… Audio
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Mr Ryan said the good news is that prices for all markets, except cross- bred wool, were well above recent years.
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Current prices for cross- bred wool were between $2.30 and $3.30 per kilogram, he said.
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Cross- bred wool, too coarse for clothing, is exported in bales mainly to China, to be made into carpets, bedding and insulation.
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Wool market has promise Meanwhile, the market for cross- bred wool continued to suffer badly, but all hope was not lost, he said.
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The cross- bred wool market has struggled for the past 18 months, after its key market in China started favouring finer fibre fashions.