Wool growers vote next year on a levy of 2 to 3 cents a kilogram
A proposed wool levy would fund collective work to lift wool’s value, delivered through Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
|November 11, 2026Listen to the full interview:
Sheep farmers vote next year on a wool levy of 2 to 3 cents a kilogram that would raise about $2.5 million.
New Zealand Wool Collective chief executive Ross McIsaac says the levy would fund shared work that wool companies build their commercial activity on.
“In fact, we know there’s more value out there for wool,” he says.
Ross says the collective’s current funding is largely time-bound.
If growers approve the levy, its work moves into Beef + Lamb New Zealand as a wool division with its own team and budget.
“They need to really see this as an investment that’ll deliver a return for them and not just another cost.”
He says a recent survey found well above 50% of farmers surveyed support the work and a levy.
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