Note: This is not the latest fur market update from Trapping Today. Click here for the NAFA July fur auction results and market recap. On the heels of this month's North American Fur Auctions major fur sale, Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc. held their May auction with unsurprising results. For trappers constantly comparing NAFA and FHA to determine where to send their fur for … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: NAFA May Auction Results
Note: This is not the latest fur market update from Trapping Today. Click here for the NAFA July 2017 fur auction results and market recap. Some bright spots, some disappointments, but no great surprises. That's the upshot of NAFA's May 2017 Wild Fur Auction. Fur continues to move, but prices resemble a fairly depressed market compared to recent years. Folks looking to … [Read more...]
Shipping Fur to NAFA – Video
In this video I explain the process of shipping raw fur to North American Fur Auctions to be sold in the summer sale at their fur auction house in Ontario. … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: FHA March Auction Results
Note: This is not the latest fur market update from Trapping Today. Click here for NAFA July fur auction results and market recap. After months of anticipation, we've finally seen the completion of the FHA March fur sale we've been waiting for to truly understand the state of the fur market this year. Considering the depressed state of the fur market we've been in … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: FHA January Auction Results
NOTE: This is not the most recent Fur Market Update from Trapping Today. Click here for the NAFA July 2017 Auction Results and season fur market recap. Click here for the FHA May 2017 Auction Results. Click here for the NAFA May 2017 Auction Results. The first major fur auction of the 2017 selling season is in the books, and … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: FHA January Auction
NOTE: This is an older post. See the links below for more recent posts, or follow the main site at www.trappingtoday.com. FHA January Fur Auction Results FHA March Fur Auction Results Today, 1/16/17, is the date of the first major fur auction in the 2017 selling season - Fur Harvesters Auction's January sale in North … [Read more...]
Vermont Fur Auction Results, December 2016
The Vermont Trappers Association held their fur auction on Saturday, December 10th. It turned out to be by far their smallest auction, likely driven by the poor fur market. Here are the averages: Mink 10.75 Muskrat 3.14 Coyote 13.88 Red Fox 16.36 Grey Fox 15.67 Raccoon 4.50 Beaver 12.67 Skunk 5.00 Castor 36.44 Full Report … [Read more...]
2016 Maine Fur Auction Results
Here are some price averages from the Maine Trappers Association fur auction this past weekend. The MTA is one of the earlier auctions held in the country each year. These results appear to be pretty much in line with what we've been predicting over the past few months. Otter were a little better than I expected and marten were a little worse. The MTA long term averages are … [Read more...]