The Country 31/01/23: James Kilmister talks to Jamie Mackay
The Hunterville sheep farmer estimates the financial breakeven point for his crossbred wool clip is between $4 and $5/kg. This year he will get about $1/kg for his 30,000kg \u2013 and face writing out a cheque for $25,000 to cover his shearing costs. Ideally, he believes the wool should be fetching $10/kg. If prices remain this low, he fears that in two to three years there will not be a wool industry left, given the costs of production and the competition from forestry and carbon farming.\xa0
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