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Mulesing: how much pain relief is there?

THE issues of mulesing and the supply of non-mulesed wool continue to bubble along, with various contracts made available in the wool market this year for the sourcing of non-mulesed wool. Filling these contracts has been difficult as the supply of suitable wool is limited. Mecardo looks at the supply of wool declared as non-mulesed or produced using pain relief during the past 12 months.

Alex Paull
Mulesing: how much pain relief is there?

Non-mulesed wool is available from South Africa, New Zealand and South America. However, Australia is the dominant supplier of merino wool so the supply here will determine the level of overall supply....

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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