In 2020, Canadian wool producers were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated international supply chain issues. The volume of raw wool purchased directly from Canadian producers decreased 21.5% from 2019 to 891 900 kilograms in 2020. The average price paid for wool to Canadian producers in 2020 was $0.69 per kilogram, a decrease of 21.6% from 2019.
The total farm value was $648,000, down 37.9% from 2019.
Note to readers
Data on the quantity, price and farm value of purchased raw wool and raw wool used on farms are now available for 2020, for Canada and by province.
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