July isn't a typical time of year for a wild fur auction, but given the challenging global fur market and economic and travel disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, selling fur has been a challenge this year. After pretty low overall clearances in their April online auction and lots of fur on hand to sell, Fur Harvesters held another online sale in July. The goal was for … [Read more...]

The market for wild fur continues its slow climb out of a multi-year trough. Powered by the low supply of ranch mink, the weakening of the U.S. Dollar, and increasing demand as countries begin to reopen post-COVID, prices ticked up nicely for some species in Fur Harvesters Auction's April 2021 online sale. For others, it was more of the same. Here are some highlights: After … [Read more...]

Below is my fur market forecast for the coming season. Note: I also discussed this in a recent podcast episode, which you can find here: https://www.trappingtoday.com/the-fur-market-is-dead-podcast-episode-147 Overview There just isn't anything good to say about the fur market going into the 2020-2021 trapping season. The confluence of an oversupply of ranched fur, soft … [Read more...]