I can only speak from our farm's personal experience. We live in 'little Peru' and have sold nearly 200 animals in our 9 years of business. We've sold locally as well as across the country. We've sold full Peruvians as well as mixes, both suri and huacaya. We have found that full Peruvian on the average sells easier and for a premium compared to equal quality mixes that we've sold. We've actually seen considerably fewer 'hits' on our AlpacaNation listings that are not full Per. as compared to similar animals that are full.
Do I think full Peruvians are better quality.....NO. Have I seen mixed males that I admired, but have passed over them because they are not full Peruvian .....yes.
Does that mean I used an inferior full Peruvian male instead......don't think so. There are plenty of full Peruvian bloodlines out there with excellent qualities to breed my girls to.
We are full time alpaca farmers and must sell animals and breedings to make a living. We find more marketing opportunities with the full Peruvians. Perhaps that's just our particular 'niche'. It works for us and we certainly don't 'bash' non full Peruvians. We have 4 mix suri females.
If mixes sell for you......that's a good thing and I'd go with it. For us, we obviously go with what has been easier and more successful for us. We figure our animals will appeal to a broader market. Haven't met any customer yet that will turn down an animal just because it's full Peruvian, but we certainly have had customers that WILL turn down an animal if it's not. Whether you're into full anything or mixes......I think quality is HUGE! With today's economy and the competitive market, good looking, high quality will appeal most to customers.
There's a huge range of customers out there.......go with whatever works for you.
(reading this before posting.....I use the term mix, but I actually mean non-full-Peruvian be it Chilean, Bolivian or mix)
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