NZ wool prices hold steady as demand, supply remain in balance

NZ wool prices hold steady as demand, supply remain in balance
By Tina Morrison Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand wool prices held steady at auction as good demand and limited supply conditions continue. The price for clean 35-micron wool, a benchmark for crossbred wool used for carpets and accounting for the majority of New Zealand's production, was unchanged at $6.15 per kilogram for a fourth week at yesterday's South Island auction, 5 percent ahead of the year earlier, according to AgriHQ. The price for lamb wool held at $7.20/kg for the eighth consecutive auction, and is 31 percent ahead of th...