Fleece prices look more healthy
May 18th, 2010 | Author: admin
According to an article in the Yorkshire Post’s Country View last weekend farmers are experiencing a welcome upturn in the price of fleeces compared to a rock bottom of two years ago.
There were fears that there would be huge reductions in the UK’s sheep flocks as the price hit a low of 10p per fleece at a time when the price of sheep at market was also devastatingly low. Prices have bounced back now, with some fleeces fetching £5 per fleece.
The UK is the seventh largest wool producer in the world. Prince Charles got behind the industry earlier this year launching the Wool Project which encourages thinking up new uses for it.
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society was ahead of the game and for its new building housing the regional agricultural centre, farm shop and restaurant, installed wool as wall insulation.
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