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Old 12-28-2018, 10:27 AM
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Is there any truth to the news that "Canada Goose" clothing company in China may not be buying our coyotes because of what's going on over there? I'm not up on current events but something is going on between Canada and China and prisoners...

Is everyone confident putting their furs in the first auction?

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Old 12-28-2018, 11:41 AM
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I wouldn't sweat the two new CG stores not opening on schedule in China. There's a big Chinese clothing manufacture that uses coyote trim but I can't recall the name offhand. I saw another NOBIS commercial on TV last night so they are spending a lot of advertising money to get a bigger share of the coyote trim market. Coyote trim is a "thing" with more companies than just CG. I predict another banner year for coyotes at auction.

http://www.nafa.ca/western-coyotes-w...llies-red-hot/

Let’s start with the good news! Coyote trim is still very much in fashion. Further, western Lynx Cats with clear bellies have also sold exceptionally well in retail.

We cannot stress enough that Coyote and clear belly Lynx Cats are still in excellent demand, to the point where there isn’t enough supply to cover the demand. In addition, we are seeing greater interest from the Italians in better end Canadian Lynx and Grey Fox for trimming.

NAFA’s new CEO, Doug Lawson, and Senior Vice President of Marketing, Rob Cahill, have just returned from another trip to China. Unlike North America, they report that China has experienced a warm start to the winter. Due to the mild weather, we are seeing a weakening market from which many retail stores are finding it difficult to move inventory. This has been affecting the overall demand for ranch mink, and as a result it has directly impacted the demand on commercial Wild Fur articles.

Still, with a little hustle, we were able to sell all of NAFA’s remaining Muskrat inventory, while seeing increased interest in large size and bigger Raccoon. Small sizes, early caught blue pelted and damaged Raccoon are either unsaleable or must be heavily discounted in order to sell. We believe the Raccoon market will continue to be selective, with most interest in the larger sized, heavier Western sections used for trimming.

The current market in Korea is similar to last year, which turned out to be one of their better retail seasons. Inventory is moving at a steady pace at modestly reduced levels, despite the weather being similar to China. With this market being stable, we expect Korea will again be in a strong position to support our larger sized Sable collection and possibly acquire other high end wild fur varieties for trim.

In contrast, Russia continues to struggle, causing challenges to the Italian and Greek garment producers. They are expecting another difficult selling season due to weak economic performance, creating reduced consumer confidence and spending.

In spite of these market issues, NAFA has recently experienced very active sales in Private Treaty and given the quantity of Muskrats and Raccoon that we have just sold, we are pleased to announce that NAFA will be running an account sale at the beginning of the New Year, with a Prompt Date of January 9, 2019. Please visit our website and log in to your account to see what you have sold.

As noted above, there has been an increase in the popularity of using Muskrats as liners which resulted in an astounding 100% clearance of all fresh Muskrats shipped last season. Increased interest in Raccoon pushed our year-to-date clearances of 2018 goods to 95%. China also continues to show strong interest in Fisher, particularly females. While Beaver should sell at levels similar to last year, Castor should continue to strengthen in price due to limited supply and excellent demand.

As we enter this new fur season, there will be many challenges to face in a currently uncertain fur market. All this being said, we are receiving more and more inquiries from China and fashion brands based on our continued wild fur promotion and the initiation of our certification and traceability program. Ultimately, we believe this will result in NAFA getting the highest prices and clearances for your wild fur.

We will keep you updated as the season goes on and we get closer to our opening sale in February 2019.

We would take this opportunity to thank you for your loyal support and wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019.
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Old 12-28-2018, 03:19 PM
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Prices won’t be good. Just hold your fur for next year
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Old 12-28-2018, 08:03 PM
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I hope everyone keeps there coyotes over .. I'm sending mine .
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Old 12-28-2018, 11:51 PM
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Coyotes are on fire. Keep them coming. Always sell on a hot market. Even if the Chinese shun coyotes, which is unlikely, and we lost the Chinese market, it is a very big world out there wanting coyotes with not enough to go around.

Seen a photo of CG coats on rt.com a week and a half ago with "CG" parkas trimmed with ranch fox, but a veteran international trader told me they were knock offs... very stunning beautiful knock offs tho. Veteran says no worries, that was yesterday, big player.

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Old 12-29-2018, 12:12 PM
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Mentioned before, NAFA reported Canada Goose was crying for coyote pelts this fall! Keep trapping Boys and putting up good fur it will sell for good $$ with our weak $ 0.73 dollar.
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Old 12-29-2018, 04:23 PM
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Thanks guys, they're going to market.
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Old 12-30-2018, 08:25 AM
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Canada Goose has just now opened the first store in China, hopefully weather gets real cold over their and they buy CG parkas. Do not believe China has coyotes in their prairies for parka trim.
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In the states particularly Ohio were getting a 1.00 for our coyote. 2.50 for rats 12.00 large beaver. Wooo Hoo.lol
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Old 01-02-2019, 06:57 AM
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In the states particularly Ohio were getting a 1.00 for our coyote. 2.50 for rats 12.00 large beaver. Wooo Hoo.lol
They arent Alberta coyotes ..
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Old 01-02-2019, 08:19 AM
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I agree theirs a big difference on pale Yote's. wish we had them.
most are just tossing them as skinning and stretching for a buck or two sure isn't worth it.
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