Swakara sold out
While there may be a decline in the demand for fur, Swakara still performs very well and sold out in Copenhagen.
Swakara once again made its mark at the international pelt auction in Copenhagen, Denmark in April where it completely sold out.
An average price of N$500.94 was achieved for the 52 221 pelts that were sent to the auction by Agra Pelt Centre. This is an increase in 7.44% compared to the auction in September 2016 where an average price of N$466.25 was achieved for a total of 46 426 pelts. The price achieved at the April 2017 auction was also 3% higher compared to the N$485.96 achieved at the April 2016 auction.
The consignment consisted of 35 978 black, 11 880 white, 3 554 spotted and 809 diverse pelts.
The black top lot was sold for N$1 197.59 to Konstantinos from Greece, a loyal client of Swakara. The white top lot was purchased by Suzanne Ribak, also a big Swakara buyer from Germany, for N$1 468.02.
The average price achieved for black Swakara pelts was N$439.93, an increase of 13.3% compared to September 2016; white pelts achieved N$807.79, an increase of 2.3% compared to September 2016 while lower prices were achieved for the spotted pelts that were sold for an average of N$166.59 compared to N304.33 in September 2016 and diverse pelts sold for N$177.15 compared to an average of N$235.82 in September 2016.
The auction was attended by 75 clients and 28 successful bidders buying Swakara. The buyer who bought the most Swakara pelts was Yoshitake Ninomiya from Japan who bought 7 970 pelts followed by Carlo Guida who bought 5 653 Swakara pelts.
Swakara however did well compared to the performance of mink that showed a 3% decrease in their average price achieved and a sales percentage of 72% to 93% last year.
STAFF REPORTER
An average price of N$500.94 was achieved for the 52 221 pelts that were sent to the auction by Agra Pelt Centre. This is an increase in 7.44% compared to the auction in September 2016 where an average price of N$466.25 was achieved for a total of 46 426 pelts. The price achieved at the April 2017 auction was also 3% higher compared to the N$485.96 achieved at the April 2016 auction.
The consignment consisted of 35 978 black, 11 880 white, 3 554 spotted and 809 diverse pelts.
The black top lot was sold for N$1 197.59 to Konstantinos from Greece, a loyal client of Swakara. The white top lot was purchased by Suzanne Ribak, also a big Swakara buyer from Germany, for N$1 468.02.
The average price achieved for black Swakara pelts was N$439.93, an increase of 13.3% compared to September 2016; white pelts achieved N$807.79, an increase of 2.3% compared to September 2016 while lower prices were achieved for the spotted pelts that were sold for an average of N$166.59 compared to N304.33 in September 2016 and diverse pelts sold for N$177.15 compared to an average of N$235.82 in September 2016.
The auction was attended by 75 clients and 28 successful bidders buying Swakara. The buyer who bought the most Swakara pelts was Yoshitake Ninomiya from Japan who bought 7 970 pelts followed by Carlo Guida who bought 5 653 Swakara pelts.
Swakara however did well compared to the performance of mink that showed a 3% decrease in their average price achieved and a sales percentage of 72% to 93% last year.
STAFF REPORTER
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