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Is wool starting to 'pay its way'?

British Wool has announced a solid start to sales this season

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock • 3 min read
Is wool starting to 'pay its way'?

British Wool has reported a solid start to the 2026 wool selling season. With the first four auctions complete, British Wool has sold 3,000 tonnes of new season wool at an average price of £1.70 per kilo...

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