NOTE: This is an old post. Click here for the 2020-2021 Fur Market Update. Nothing has changed, and everything’s changed. That’s the story of the fur market heading into the 2019-2020 fur selling season. The demand for raw fur remains where it’s been for years – quite low. The Chinese and Russian economies continue to struggle along, meaning our biggest fur buying countries … [Read more...]
Bill Could Ban Fur Sales in California (SFChronicle.com)
Source: Fur clothing’s days could be numbered in California — bill would ban sales - SFChronicle.com … [Read more...]
The Fur Market and Fur Prices – Podcast Episode 82
In this episode of the Trapping Today Podcast, Kyle Kaatz and I talk about the current state of the fur market and the economic drivers behind fur prices. We discuss the results of the recent FHA and NAFA auctions, which effectively wrap up the 2018-2019 fur selling season, and go over specific prices individual species have been bringing over the past two years. … [Read more...]
2019 Fur Prices: Fur Harvesters March 2019 Auction Results
Note: This is an old update. Click here for the 2020-2021 fur price update and market forecast. The second major fur auction in 2019 has come and gone, and there weren't many surprises. With the exception of coyote and bobcat, fur prices for most species remain low. Here are some details: Beaver sold at 75%, with a wider spread than the recent NAFA auction. The better … [Read more...]
Popular Parkas Making Coyote Fur Hot
Source: Popular parkas making coyote fur hot | The Berkshire Eagle | Pittsfield Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic … [Read more...]
2019 Fur Prices: NAFA February/March Auction Results
The market for coyote pelts remains strong, with 100% selling at advancing levels in North American Fur Auctions' first major fur sale of the year. Western heavy coyotes averaged $104, almost identical to last year's February/March results, and up from the later auctions. It's uncertain how long this hot market will continue, but a shortage of coyotes in the major fur … [Read more...]
Podcast #60: Garrett Volk from Volk Furs on the Market for Coyote Pelts
In this episode, I chat with Garrett Volk from Volk Furs up in North Dakota. Garrett is in the center of one of the hottest coyote markets we've ever seen, and specializes in buying western heavy coyotes. We talk about pelt quality, what makes a good coyote, things trappers can do to maximize the value of harvested furs, and his new fur manufacturing business. Find Volk Furs … [Read more...]
Why Are Fur Prices So Low?
The long period of depressed fur prices will continue into the 2019 fur selling season. Fur prices have been low for a long time now. The period of low prices fur harvesters have been experiencing over the past few years has lasted longer than most anyone in the fur business can remember. And most fur items will likely continue to struggle throughout this season. There … [Read more...]