The Kopenhagen Fur February auction concluded Friday with the offering of the White and Mahogany type mink. The White mink continued the trend set the first day of the auction with mutation mink selling to strong demand at rising price levels.  The Mahogany collection also sold well and in line with the price levels established [...]

SANDY PARKER REPORT, VOL. 35, ISSUE 45, JANUARY 30, 2012 The following extract is reproduced with permission from Sandy Parker Reports, Weekly International Fur News. Sandy Parker has been covering the fur industry for more than four decades. For most of that time he has published a weekly newsletter, detailing results of international pelt auctions, [...]

FUR COMMISSION USA COMMENTARY, DECEMBER 12, 2011 By Simon Ward,   The economies of developed nations – all of them important markets for fur – have been in turmoil since the global recession began in 2008. One of the two biggest markets, Russia, is struggling to achieve meaningful growth, while the Japanese market is saddled with [...]

FUR COMMISSION USA PRESS RELEASE by Simon Ward The global supply of ranched mink headed for the next round of auctions starting in December is believed to have grown for the second year in a row. All of the top five producers monitored by Kopenhagen Fur (four countries plus one region, the Commonwealth of Independent [...]

HSUS earns low rating among charities. Drovers CattleNetwork.