Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: New to the list and Market question
I'll agree. We've been in the business for 10 years and prices have
been very stable. There have always been those who need a quick sale
and offer one or more animals at deep discounts, and people are always
liquidating herds for various reasons from health issues to retirement
to job transfers... But I still see plenty of high priced animals
selling all the time!
Heather
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
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Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian Cosby of Chelsea Farms!
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On Aug 7, 2007, at 10:26 AM, Vanessa wrote:
> I have been in the business for five years and have, to date, sold
> one male. Mainly the reason behind this is that we've had almost
> nothing but bad luck! All boys, deaths and pregnancies that
> disappear after 10 months.
>
> I personally feel that the market has not changed. This mainly is
> seen in the pricing structure of alpacas. Just go to Alpaca Nation
> and you will see that the average prices are still where they were
> over five years ago. This tells me that it's a stable economy for
> alpacas.
>
> If you plan well and breed the best that you can you should have no
> problem getting on the selling side of the alpaca business.
>
> On the other side, the fiber, there is plenty out there that you can
> get from other farms for next to nothing if you'd like to consider
> starting your own fiber business. Because of my bad luck I have
> moved over this year more to the fiber side of the business, which I
> didn't plan on being in for another couple of years.
>
> We love owning alpacas and wouldn't do it any other way (other than
> NOT agisting as we had no control over our animals). These wonderful
> gentle creatures (usually! ;o}) are a delight to own and I think it's
> great that we have two alternatives in making money with them.
>
>
>
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