Talked to my fur buyer a couple days ago(Jim Rosenwald at North Star fur),looking to see where he was at on castor prices.When he told me $65.00 a pound,I knew I wouldn't be making beaver lure to sell this year.
I remember many years ago castor prices sky rocketed,but when beaver prices rose,castor prices dropped.Sure hope those beaver prices turn around soon.
Just how high do you think castor prices will go?
Tom

It is around $90 lb here now and according to my buyer that is near the top limit.Those that use the castor have let him know that any much above where it is now and they will turn to the synthetic as it will then be more cost effective for them.

I’ve been told when it gets to that 60 dollar or so straight run averages they will turn to something else in castors place. So I’d say 60 or so is about the top

I've heard $70 (american) a pound is the ceiling, they switch to synthetics if it goes above that.

I hope it goes to $70 an ounce!!!

Well Jim said he would probably pay more than $65.00 a pound for large quantities.
Tom

Hey tom If you were any kind of a beaver trapper you wouldn't have to buy any. LOL

I'd guess demand will have an effect. People not wanting to trap them for (fur) peanuts means less on the market.

Beav,I used to be able to catch enough to fill my making of MoundMaster--but demand became way more than the number of beaver I could take.But no way can I take a couple thousand beaver .I would have to truck the carcasses to you.Sounds awful spendy to me.
Tom

It is similar to the fur market-when the price of ranch mink gets too high,they start using $10 rats.

Raise the price of lure. If It's stood the test of time It will still sell.

You just going to have to trap more beaver Tom, lol.

It has stood the test of time,but its hard to raise it to where it should be.I have had to turn down hundreds of customers looking for it.Castor prices have more than quadrupled since I began making it.Retail lure prices have not kept up with the costs to make them.
Tom

Yeppers Boggy, you have to leave the house to catch bvr, the easy chair doesnt cut it...........

Steve,as it stands now,I would sell my castors to Jim,and be well ahead of the game.
Tom

Tom Is going to change his name to Picasso master pretty soon. LOL

So we are talking $20 averages for beaver with castor

Don is paying more than $45.

I got $96 for about 1 1/2 pounds of castor. That's more than I got for 5 beaver hides.

The antis' view on trapping won't be very good if people start trapping beaver just for castor.