Wool Classers Urged to Keep Eye on Quality

   September 9, 2005 -- As reported by ABC Australia, the nation's wool classers are being encouraged to improve their standards when preparing the clip for sale.
   While prices are now at a four-year low, the Australian Wool Exchange is urging wool classers to still keep a close eye on quality.
   The chief executive of the Australian Wool Exchange, Mark Grave, says while the number of classers is falling, quality should not.
   "The main aim of wool classing is about better returns for the grower and if ever there was a time that growers needed better returns, it's now," he said. "We are now down to 25,000 wool classers, but the truth of the matter is that of the 48,000, there were probably 20,000 who weren't actually working in the industry at all."

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