Australian Wool Board

Japanese: オーストラリア羊毛公社 - おーすとらりあようもうこうしゃ

…Incidentally, raw wool, which accounts for nearly 60% of the cost of wool production, is entirely imported, with 90% of that coming from Australia. In order to protect farmers, the Australian Wool Council (AWC) may intervene to buy raw wool below a price range that it has set in advance, so the price is downwardly rigid. [Aboshi Seiichi] …

From [Golden Fur Auction]

…The largest buyers are Japanese trading companies, and they often resell the goods they win at auction to third countries. Wool is an important product of Australia, so the Australian Wool Council (AWC), which was established in 1973, sometimes intervenes to buy goods below a pre-determined price range. Wool textiles [Mera Shu]. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the Australian Wool Board are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお，毛糸生産コストの6割近くを占める原毛は全量を輸入に頼り，うち9割がオーストラリアからである。オーストラリア原毛価格は農民保護のためAWC(オーストラリア羊毛公社)があらかじめ定めた価格帯以下では買い介入することがあるため，その価格は下方硬直的である。【網干清一】。…