New record for Swakara pelts

SWAKARA pelts have broken another record, fetching the highest price ever paid for a Karakul pelt at an Agra pelt auction in Denmark.

One lot was sold for N$506,02 per pelt – a marked increase from the previous record of N$438,78 set at the last auction in April. Over 49 326 Swakara pelts were sold, with prices increasing by an average of 8,87 per cent, at the pelt auction held in Copenhagen last week.The average price of N$255 reflected an increase of more than seven per cent compared with the average going price of N$238 at the previous auction.The offer consisted of 39 708 black, 2 185 white and 2 075 miscellaneous pelts.Agra said fewer clients attended this month’s auction, although the company managed to deal with new clients from Russia and Turkey.A lot of 69 D light lyre selected super pelts, going for N$506,02 each, was purchased by Copenhagen Fur for an advertising project in Russia.The manager of the Agra Pelt Centre in Windhoek, Wessel Visser, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the auction and urged local producers to make use of the opportunity to market larger numbers of pelts, adding that demand for Swakara garments was increasing at fashion houses around the world.The next Swakara pelt auction is scheduled for April 2006.Over 49 326 Swakara pelts were sold, with prices increasing by an average of 8,87 per cent, at the pelt auction held in Copenhagen last week.The average price of N$255 reflected an increase of more than seven per cent compared with the average going price of N$238 at the previous auction.The offer consisted of 39 708 black, 2 185 white and 2 075 miscellaneous pelts.Agra said fewer clients attended this month’s auction, although the company managed to deal with new clients from Russia and Turkey.A lot of 69 D light lyre selected super pelts, going for N$506,02 each, was purchased by Copenhagen Fur for an advertising project in Russia.The manager of the Agra Pelt Centre in Windhoek, Wessel Visser, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the auction and urged local producers to make use of the opportunity to market larger numbers of pelts, adding that demand for Swakara garments was increasing at fashion houses around the world.The next Swakara pelt auction is scheduled for April 2006.