The largest mink fur market in Europe

The docking process is different. Every fur abroad is quite standardized from processing to acquisition. Domestic fur sales require payment and delivery. In the international market, fur is different from ordinary commodities. It is realized through standardized and centralized auctions of specialized international market and expansion agencies - fur auction houses.

In fur-producing areas such as Northern Europe, Germany and the United States, fur auctions are held regularly every year. Through strict skin inspection and fur grading, specific marks are used to mark each level of high-quality fur, and the Low price, at the auction site, the person who bids the highest price gets it, so it is called "auction".

Most of the world's fur production is mainly concentrated in Northern Europe, especially for high-end furs such as mink and fox furs. The "auction" is a relatively sound fur sales mechanism. A certain amount of fur raw materials are auctioned in a limited amount every year. It not only helps improve the quality of fur raw materials, but also prevents shoddy fur raw materials from entering the market. This centralized sales method not only provides convenience for buyers, but also protects the interests of farmers. The results of each auction house transaction will be announced on the Internet, which determines the price trend of various furs in the world.

There are four most famous fur auction houses in the world

1. Kopenhagen Fur Association (Kopenhagen Fur)

Denmark is the largest mink producer in the world. It is also the world's largest exporter of high-quality fur (90% is mink, followed by fox, violet, seal, sable and karaku lambskin). As the world's largest professional fur auction house, Copenhagen accounts for 60% of the world's fur auctions. market share of the fur trade.

Denmark has a history of mink breeding for more than 70 years. More than 21 million mink skins are auctioned in five sales seasons a year, with an average auction price of US$2,000 per second. The "four-color quality grading system" formulated by it (Copenhagen purple, platinum, wine red, ivory white) has become an important standard for judging the grade of fur.

Each auction will attract more than 500 buyers from all over the world. Every time the hammer falls and every mink skin price is specified, it will become a benchmark for the world's fur market.

2. North American Fur Auction House (NAFA)

NAFA is the second largest fur auction house in the world and the largest fur auction house in North America. It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The furs it mainly sells are mink, fox, indigo and other abundant wild animal furs raised on farms in Canada, the United States and a small number of Europe, including lynx, muskrat, raccoon, coyote, beaver, etc. .

The North American Fur Association sells the largest quantity and best quality of North American short-haired mink and a rich variety of wild furs in the world. Its golden signature is the pure natural black with short, silky and dense velvet. Mink. It is reported that the sales volume of mink skins alone will reach 6 million in 2012.

3. Legend Fur of America (GLMA)

Legend Fur Auction House of America is the world’s most famous non-profit organization. It is composed of GLMA American Great Lakes Mink Association and EMBA American Mink Breeders Association. composition.

Legendary Fur was founded in Seattle in 1898 and is owned by North American mink breeders. It is the oldest and most famous fur auction company in the world.

"American Legend" and "Brojime" are the world's famous registered trademarks of mink raw materials owned by GLMA. American Legend provides high-quality, unique short-haired mink to the world today. Its products are mainly composed of American Legend white mink, American Legend pearl mink, American Legend autumn mink, American Legend iron gray mink and American Legend sapphire mink.

Auctions are held twice a year, and the March 2013 auction offered 2.2 million legendary mink furs. In addition, American Legend has also added other colorful mink series, such as violet, vat blue, pink and other colors.

4. Nordic Saga Furs (SAGA)

In 1954, an international market development and expansion organization was formed by the fur breeding consultations of the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, called Nordic Saga Furs (Finnish Fur Auction House). It uses "SAGA" to mark the high-quality fur of Nordic origin.

Saga furs located in Finland is the largest fur raw material brand in Europe. Seeing that SAGA ROYAL (Crown of Saga Furs) or SAGA SUPERIOR (Superior of Saga Furs) is the guarantee of the highest level of Nordic fur, Saga Furs owner Fox furs are sold and flow into the market from auction houses 4-5 times a year. Others include Finnish raccoon furs.

These two trademarks represent the quality system of Nordic Fur. This system was founded on every family farm throughout Northern Europe, regulating environmental conditions, feed and health controls, all to ensure the optimal quality of fur raw materials.

Saga Fur Auction House is the only listed company among all auction houses, with clients from all industries of fur and fashion. In addition, Norwegian Oslo furs are also sold through the Saga Furs Auction House, mainly selling Norwegian fox and mink furs.

As we all know, mink, fox and Persian lambskin are the three pillars of the world fur market.

Mink fur is the world's largest high-end fur product, with an annual output of about 30-35 million pieces. The largest producing countries are: Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), North America (the United States, Canada), The annual output of mink furs in the Nordic countries, such as Russia, China and the Netherlands, accounts for half of the world's output, about 15 million pieces, and that of other countries is half;

Fox furs are the second largest volume of high-end fur products in the world. The output is about 5 million sheets. Finland is the world's largest fox fur producer, with an annual output of about 2.5 million pieces, followed by Norway, the Netherlands, China and other countries;

Persian lamb skin is the world's third largest high-end fur product, with an annual output of about 1.2 million pieces. Thousands of pieces, the main producing countries are Afghanistan and South Africa.

The history of mink fur production in my country can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, and the earliest place for mink fur production was Daying, Hebei Province. Today, Daying is also known as the "Kiut Capital of the World". Secondly, there are Tongerbao Fur Plaza, Haining Fur City, Tongxiang Fur City, and Nanjing Lukou Fur City in the northeast. These are very famous in our country, but on the international stage, these fur cities are really nothing.

Generally, merchants with an investment of less than 10 million yuan are not entitled to raise their hands to bid. Generally speaking, small domestic companies rely on large companies to obtain mink skins by paying commissions, or several Small businesses form a partnership, pool their funds together, and qualify for the auction. After the purchase is completed, it will be shipped to the home country by international freight.

What controls the world’s fur prices is that the major international auction houses all sell foreign furs, but none of them are from our country. However, there will be many Chinese buyers with great purchasing power at each of their auctions.

So when summer comes, many Chinese fur traders will go to these fur shops to buy imported mink skins and transport them back to their own factories for processing. Maybe, you have been wearing imported fur clothing for many years