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Wessel Visser on the left with the buyer, Konstantinou
Athanasios and agents, showing the Top Lot black swakara
pelts.
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The new swakara pelt centre and offices of the Karakul Board
in
Kobaltstreet, Prosperita (Windhoek).
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Swakara took records up a notch again at the September pelt
auction in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the highest ever average price in Namibian
Dollar of N$654.20 for the auction. The total offer of 50 019 swakara pelts was sold by Agra at this
auction on 9 September 2012. The average
price is an increase of 0.88% on the N$648.51 achieved at the April 2012
auction.
The pelt offer consisted of 37 061 black,
8 276 white, 3 910 grey, 234 brown and 538 diverse pelts.
The highest price for black
pelts in Namibian Dollars was N$1 513.84, for a lot of 100 O Light Selected
Extra pelts, paid by Mr. Konstantinou of Kastoria, Greece. The highest price
achieved for white swakara was also N$1 513.84 for a lot of 58 KF Selected
Extra pelts, purchased by Mayer & Cie of Switserland.
The pelt offer was bought by 23 buyers, with other
prospective buyers bidding, but not being successful. The biggest buyer of
swakara was Mr. Guida of Italy who purchased 12 296 pelts. Italy this time
bought the most pelts, with Greece in second place and Germany third.
The tendency of buyers being very selective was again clear with the price
gap between higher and lower grades being wider again. Higher grade pelts
achieved better prices than at the previous auction, while lower grade pelts‘
prices decreased further.
The top Namibian producer (with more than 250 pelts) at this auction was
Lovedale Farming CC of Keetmanshoop, who sold 316 pelts at an average of N$
934.89. The top South African producer was JA Karsten of Postmasburg, who
achieved an average price of R844.29 for 271 pelts.
According
to a news report on the Kopenhagen Fur website, Mr. Konstantinou Athanasios previously
tried in vain to buy swakara top
lots at several auctions for a number of years. His company, Kon Furs,
specializes in swakara, and he was
thus very happy with his purchase. “I wish to prove that I aspire for the
highest quality, so I am relieved as well as happy that I succeeded this time,”
said Athanasios. From Kon Furs' factory in Greece, the wholesale company
supplies customers mainly in USA, Russia and Dubai. The swakara Black top lot skins will be used to create two special
garments, which will be exhibited at the fur fairs in Kastoria and Hong Kong.
(www.kopenhagenfur.com)
Issued By: Albé Snyman
Officer: Communications
Agra
(Co-operative) Limited
Tel: (061) 290 9273
Fax: (061) 290 9250
Email: albes@agra.com.na
Contact person: Di-Anna Grobler
Manager: Marketing
Manager: Marketing
Agra
(Co-operative) Limited
Tel: (061) 290 9218
Fax: (061) 290 9250
Email: diannag@agra.com.na
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