How does the fur prices for this fall and winter look?


Garryowen

Let me dust off the ol' crystal ball ...... LOL

Well as far as I'm concerned I'll be rich by next March so I guess the fur buyers better bring their big checkbooks.

Good enough for me to retire!!! Lol

Moving in the correct direction

It shifts every 7 years....

Gary Schroeder of Fur-Fish-Game in Fur Market Report " Plenty of ranched mink remains in storage, but as that is used up, fur prices in general should improve"

With Russian sanctions and China's tariffs do you think we have hit bottom?

Garryowen

Several strong indicators but depends on what fur you speak of.

Beaver will stay water logged, Castor will flourish , mink might recover and muskrat may rise little. That seems to be the crystal ball forecast. Hopefully we don't see another mink storm where the auction houses are filled and flooded. That's the real question. How many pelt outs will happen. Or will they scale back this year.

We expect fur prices to rise just because ranched fur is going to dip by 25 million pelts?

I thought Russia and China was our main markets?


Garryowen

I did say MIGHT!

If I could find a bigger font size I would. Lol come what ever it is Im rat trapping again and chasing land predators.

I am not looking for any big improvements, big ones, are almost certainly not go happen. A lil , maybe, depends what goes on oversees, hopefully not worse

My best guess is Big, prime coon, scraped and dried, with NO flaws, from Great Lakes states will be $12-$15 each ..... if the buyer likes you. Otherwise, if he has to do the work, you get hosed, as always. Large, medium and smalls are going to top end at $8 even if you scrape and dry. And as everyone has been saying for the last 3 years, don’t start early.

Do you believe a lot of coon has been held in cold storage? Or, have they been used up?

Garryowen

Bet you every jack booted thug will be out for coyote and they wont trap their own

Speaking of coon possibly coming out of cold storage, anyone have comments on NAFA's tentative order of sale for their August auction? I didn't see clearances for overall coon from their May sale, but does just over 300k coon still being offered in August seems about right from what was left over after the last sale or did more come out of the coolers? Red fox at 60k also seems high but maybe most in May were just bought back. At least the wild fur is on the first day...

https://www.nafa.ca/cs/idcplg?noSav...p;RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased

Caster was surprisingly high for what I got in first nafa sale, I expect good heavy section coon to bring good pricrs at auction, like in June , my coon in june , brought, $26 average. All better stuff sold, unlike first sale, poorer sfuff sell for $11 an change average. coyote again well be good, everthing else, poor, rats. Maybe a little better , but low, the first nafa sale, I sold some good quality mink at $16, the one in June, sold 2 of best for $9-$10, rest unsold, I think that is what look like upcoming for mink, 1 sale, dont sell. Ok price for wild Mink, next sale, won't sell, I reslly think it going take time to get prices up on some species , years, maybe seversl or more, other items , like beaver, may. Never go up , u can't hardly make it worthwhile just target beaver

Groenewold’s gave a market talk at the NTA convention. Said they bought 75,000 beaver last year and only sold 200 for garments. The rest went to hatters. Kinda gives an idea where the beaver market is lol

I had beaver at auctions go for $3.50 pre commision on mediums, $10 on good xxl slt spring beaver. Trappers living in areas, where main target is beaver , not to good, fortunately we have pretty good quality coon. An lots coon around. There are bigger populations in other areas of state

And you had to scrape and dry them to get that. Groenewold paid that much for green frozen.

Lot work with beaver processing , casters are easiest