The late date of the 2024 Chinese New Year is giving us a chance, COVID is almost a thing of the past now, and there is reason for cautious optimism on the fur market. [Read More]
Tag Archives: Fur Harvesters Auction
Fur Market Report December 2023: Prices to Keep in Mind This Season
It is always quiet on the fur market front when harvesting seasons are on. Most trappers are busy in the fields and forest chasing furbearers, and on the buying front, there is always a lull, a slow time in the trade. [Read More]
Fur Market Report October 2023: Beavers Are Worth How Much?
Many trappers have been talking about beaver prices in the fur market. Small beavers, large beavers, damaged beavers, all selling at prices much higher than we have experienced in the past few years. [Read More]
Fur Market Report Summer 2023: A Breath of Fresh Air on Our Trade — Finally!
Finally! Yes, finally, some positive news came in the world of wild fur sales! Thanks to the international fur auction held by Fur Harvesters Auctions, we can report some optimism and advancing prices. [Read More]
Fur Market Report April-May 2023: COVID, War, China & Russia Continue to Influence
April and May are months of reflection and planning. Quality skins are the last ones to lose their value when the fur market dips, and the first one to regain it when markets recover, so a strategy aimed at quality is much better than one aimed at large numbers of sub-prime skins. [Read More]
Fur Market Report February-March 2023: Canada and China Are Open for Business
China is finally beginning to soften their lockdowns, which should boost international travel and help jump-start some of the businesses — including the fur market, and upcoming fur auctions in Canada. [Read More]
Fur Market Report January 2023: The Year Ahead
Trapping season is coming to an end very soon and a lot of fur is already in the shed, harvested and sold, or skinned, stretched and dried waiting for the next local or international auction, or waiting to go visit the local buyer. [Read More]
Fur Market Report December 2022: Bobcats and Beavers Remain the Bright Spots for the Season
We will soon enter into another season of international fur auctions. We all hope that now that the COVID crisis is behind us, we will soon see the end of the Russian war, and that peace brings oil prices down — and fur markets up! [Read More]
Fur Market Report October 2022: Coyotes, Foxes & Beavers Are the News This Fall
Coyotes, foxes and beavers will make the headlines this season, and the best advice continues to be the same as before — catch fur when it is prime, handle it well and strive for quality. [Read More]
Fur Market Report September 2022: Current Events Cloud Upcoming Season’s Outlook
As summer turns to fall, trappers and hunters start looking ahead at the upcoming harvesting season. Our fur market expert weighs in on what to expect. [Read More]