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About Us
Independent Commodity Services (ICS) was established in 1997 with the assistance of Holmes, Sackett & Associates - agricultural business management consultants based in Wagga Wagga NSW.
ICS was born in response to a growing need to supply meaningful market analysis to farmers. By extension this analysis also provides the basis for our services to brokers and traders.
ICS aims to provide commercially useful market advice and industry best estimates of risk and value in agricultural commodity markets. Our focus is on the raw wool market with development into other commodity markets in the future.
Our clients include farmers throughout Australia, brokers in Australasia, and wool exporters in Australia and Europe.
The team at ICS includes two permanent staff, our contractors and clients. Often the best ideas arise as a result from requests, feedback and suggestions of our clients who are considered very much part of the team.
Andrew Woods
Andrew has a background in farming. He was raised in the Riverina on a property called Mulberrygong, near Hay. After securing a degree in Agricultural Science in Sydney, he spent 8 years farming in northern and southern NSW. A move to woolbroking in 1991 saw an interest in market analysis burgeon. In 1997 he and his family moved from Adelaide to Wagga to start Independent Commodity Services. Andrew is the market analyst at ICS. There is a saying that market analysts come good after 14 years, so watchout!
Carmel Woods
Carmel has a background in the topmaking industry, spending 13 years with Riverina Wool Combing in Wagga. She comes from a farming background near French Park, south west of Wagga, and is the financial controller, human resource manager and general boss.