Table 2: premiums for staple measurement information in crossbred fleece wool (c/kg clean)
|
Region |
2006/07 season |
2007/08 season |
H1 2007/08 |
H2 2007/08 |
|
National |
+7**
(5 to 8) |
+8**
(5 to 11) |
+10*
(7-14) |
+3ns
(-1 to 7) |
|
Northern |
+12**
(7 to 17) |
+4ns
(-2 to 10) |
+9*
(1-17) |
+4ns
(-7 to 14) |
|
Southern |
+3*
(1 to 5) |
+7**
(10 to 3) |
+10**
(6-14) |
+1ns
(-4 to 6) |
|
Western |
+33**
(20 to 45) |
+27**
(13 to 41) |
+34**
(13-65) |
+6ns
(-14 to 25) |
Based on prices for classed grower lots only
* indicates statistical significance at the 5% level
** indicates statistical significance at the 1% level
The ranges in brackets are the 95% confidence intervals
The size of the SM premium for merino pieces also declined during the second half of the 2007/08 season (see table 4). For the season as a whole, the premium averaged 42 c/kg clean. This still exceeded the previous high of 39 cents recorded in 2006/07 and 2004/05, and was well above the low of 26 cents recorded in 2003/04.
Table 3: premiums for staple measurement information in merino pieces (c/kg clean)
|
Region |
2006/07 season |
2007/08 season |
H1 2007/08 |
H2 2007/08 |
|
National |
+39**
(36 to 41) |
+42**
(39 to 45) |
+47**
(43-51) |
+28**
(24 to 33) |
|
Northern |
+32**
(+28 to 36) |
+38**
(33 to 43) |
+42**
(36-48) |
+20**
(11 to 28) |
|
Southern |
+68**
(63 to 74) |
+74**
(66 to 83) |
+116**
(104-127) |
+43**
(32 to 55) |
|
Western |
+27**
(21 to 32) |
+34**
(29 to 39) |
+33**
(26-40) |
+43**
(35 to 51) |
Based on prices for classed grower lots only
* indicates statistical significance at the 5% level
** indicates statistical significance at the 1% level
The ranges in brackets are the 95% confidence intervals