It's not the fur market of a decade ago, but things are starting to look a lot better in the wild fur industry. Years of poor demand and low prices led to massive declines in fur production, and a bump in demand across the board has led to some much improved prices in recent months. The bifurcation in the market continues, with demand and prices highly variable depending on the … [Read more...]

Due to the current state of the fur market, we're down to just one or two major fur auctions to give us a read on what's going on in the fur market for the season. Fur prices remain very low, but some items sold better than others. Let's talk details by species. Beaver prices are about the same as they were in 2021. The April and July auctions in 2021 showed some better … [Read more...]

July isn't a typical time of year for a wild fur auction, but given the challenging global fur market and economic and travel disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, selling fur has been a challenge this year. After pretty low overall clearances in their April online auction and lots of fur on hand to sell, Fur Harvesters held another online sale in July. The goal was for … [Read more...]

The market for wild fur continues its slow climb out of a multi-year trough. Powered by the low supply of ranch mink, the weakening of the U.S. Dollar, and increasing demand as countries begin to reopen post-COVID, prices ticked up nicely for some species in Fur Harvesters Auction's April 2021 online sale. For others, it was more of the same. Here are some highlights: After … [Read more...]

You are viewing an older fur market forecast. Click here for the 2021-2022 Trapping Today Fur Market Update and Forecast. Overview There just isn't anything good to say about the fur market going into the 2020-2021 trapping season. The confluence of an oversupply of ranched fur, soft demand due to slowing economies in China and Russia and rock bottom oil prices, and … [Read more...]