WoolProducers Australia says Australian Wool Innovation has ignored its pleas to become more pro-active in supporting calls for mandatory pain relief when mulesing.

WoolProducers Australia has attacked the process which has seen the official endorsement of three candidates for the AWI board elections from the same ticket.

A leading Western Australian farmers' body has slammed AWI's independent board nomination committee.

The Eastern Market Indicator sits on 1594 cents a kilogram clean as the wool market ended the week on a steady note.

Prince Charles helped promote The Campaign for Wool on a visit to Japan which was bursting with visitors for the Rugby Wold Cup.

The recent firming of wool prices continued at sales in Melbourne, Sydney and Fremantle today.

Despite Sydney only managing to gather enough wool to have a one-day sale, there seemed to be just the right amount of wool available across the nation to keep everyone satisfied.

Noel Henderson, a candidate for the upcoming Australian Wool Innovation board elections, says the company should stop resisting change.

Michelle Humphries, a candidate for the upcoming Australian Wool Innovation board elections, says the industry must show a united front and send positive messages.

The benchmark Eastern Market Indicator has made pleasing gains during this week's wool sales.