Wool disposition and farm value, 2024
Released: 2026-04-22
Canadian wool producers saw a rebound in wool prices in 2024, despite a further decline in wool purchases. The average price paid to Canadian wool producers increased 37.1% in 2024 to $0.48 per kilogram. The volume of raw wool purchased directly from Canadian producers declined by one-fifth (-20.4%) year over year to 555 900 kilograms in 2024.
The total farm value increased 7.1% to $288,000.
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 2024, for Canada and by province.
This is the final publication of the release "Wool Disposition and Farm Value.'' As a result of fiscal realignment efforts, the Wool Price Survey and associated data products will be discontinued. Statistics Canada wishes to thank Canadian businesses for their participation in the survey since 1994. To learn how the agency is adapting to continue delivering quality data Canadians rely on, visit Delivering trusted data through change.
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