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The international wool trade

Julian Roche

This is a comprehensive guide the wool industry and the trading mechanisms involved in this vital business. The supply chain is examined, from sheep farming through to final garment manufacture and supply. The patterns of trade are explored, together with the various international arrangements that are associated that are associated with the wool trade. The book goes on to explain the theory and practice of trading in the futures markets and the associated regulation, and looks at the players, both wool companies and other institutions. The final chapter covers competitors to wool, such as man-made fibres and cotton, providing an analysis of current international trading patterns and looking to the future for this essential commodity.

ISBN 1 85573 191 6
ISBN-13: 978 1 85573 191 2
July 1995
240 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£150.00 / US$255.00 / €180.00

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Contents

The history of wool production
 - Ancient times
 - United Kingdom
 - Continental Europe
 - America
 - Australia
 - New Zealand
 - South Africa
 - Global marketing
 - Marketing in the USA
 - After world war II

The production of wool
 - Sheep
 - Wool the product
 - The measurement of quality and type
 - The wool production process

Wool consumption
 - The uses of wool
 - The economics of wool consumption

World wool supply
 - World wool stocks for production
 - Wool stocks and production by country

Wool prices
 - Measurement of wool prices
 - History of wool prices
 - Forecasting the market

The wool trade
 - The international picture
 - Exports of wool by country
 - Imports of wool by region

The workings of the wool trade
 - Auctions
 - Slipe wool
 - Private sales
 - Forward trading
 - Wool futures markets
 - Wool freight
 - Wool packing

The players in the international wool trade
 - Wool companies
 - The institutions involved

The international woollen industry
 - Wool weaving and manufacture
 - The scope of the industry worldwide

The future of the international wool trade
 - Competition for wool
 - The situation in the mid 1990s
 - The future of the market