The international wool trade / / Julian Roche ; designed by Andrew Jones

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910679595103321
• Autore: Roche Julian
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Woodhead Publishing Limited, , 1995; ©1995
• ISBN: 1-84569-286-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JonesAndrew
• Disciplina: 338.767731
• Soggetti: Wool industry; International trade; Sheep industry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The International Wool Trade; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The history of wool production; Ancient times; United Kingdom; Continental Europe; America; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; Global marketing; Marketing in the USA; After World War II; Chapter 2. The production of wool; Sheep; Wool the product; The measurement of quality and type; The wool production process; Chapter 3. Wool consumption; The uses of wool; The economics of wool consumption; Chapter 4. World wool supply; World wool stocks and production; Wool stocks and production by country; Chapter 5. Wool pricesMeasurement of wool prices; History of wool prices; Forecasting the market; Chapter 6. The wool trade; The international picture; Exports of wool by country; Imports of wool by region; Chapter 7. The workings of the wool trade; Auctions; Slipe wool; Private sales; Forward trading; Wool futures markets; Wool freight; Wool packing; Chapter 8. The players in the international wool trade; Wool companies; The institutions involved; Chapter 9. The international woollen industry; Wool weaving and manufacture; The scope of the industry worldwide; Chapter 10. The future of the international wool tradeCompetition for wool; The situation in the mid-1990s; The future of the market; Select bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a comprehensive guide the wool industry and the trading mechanisms involved in this vital business. The supply chain is examined, from sheep farming through to final garment manufacture and supply. The patterns of trade are explored, together with the various international arrangements that are associated that are associated with the wool trade. The book goes on to explain the theory and practice of trading in the futures markets and the associated regulation, and looks at the players, both wool companies and other institutions. The final chapter covers competitors to wool, such as man