Ranch Mink Prices Down

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Sales report, 6 april 2009
At the final day of the auction more than 1.7 million brown females were on offer.



At the final day of the auction more than 1.7 million brown females were on offer.

First type under the hammer was Mahogany females, which were sold at slightly easier prices of 2%. Velvet females rose 2%. Brown females were sold in line with Mahogany.

Glow females were met with a little price resistance and Classic females dropped 7%. Velvet females were in greater demand and prices went up 4%.

At the five day auction nearly 5 million mink skins were sold at an average price of DKK 191. Females sold best, as prices were firm compared to the February auction, whereas males dropped 9%.