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The wages of predators hunting is low: At the Pelzfellmarkten in Switzerland itself exquisitely beautiful fox fur achieved a revenue of only a few francs. This was the situation last year at the Pelzfellmarkten in Switzerland. At today's prices are the motivation and the incentive for the major predators hunting sometime soon disappear. Therefore, the organizers of the Upper Valais and the Thun Fellmarktes fur and went to the market situation around the Pelzfellhandel to the bottom. 
David Kummer, OC President Oberwalliser Pelzfellmarkt (left), and Fred Drilling, OC President Bernese cantonal Trophy exhibition, fur and Fellmarkt tuna.



 Back to the beginning of the year, mostly from January to March can be held in Switzerland fur and Fellmarkte and trophy shows. Of the approximately 40,000 red foxes get killed, about half in the trade and be brought to the markets for the outcry. Also, a large number of marten fur and roof slabs, and ceilings of ungulates, which are then fed into productive use. 


Every year, hunters, and hunters landauf hope to be able to negotiate down the country, for the outcry brought to its "raw material" from local hunt, with dealers a "good" price. Unfortunately, in recent years was the only hope. The presence of Pelzfachverband Swissfurs to the historical and traditional markets, has until now unfortunately not yielded the desired results. Should be noted in the recent past that there is in the green guild over this situation, a certain helplessness, discouragement and disappointment. The organizers of the markets are also powerless over this issue. The OC of the Upper Valais cantonal and fur Bernischen trophy exhibition and fur and Fellmarkt tuna, have researched in this context.


With the exception of the period immediately after the war, were the prices of furs, blankets and rind has never been so low as today. To the delight of hunters allowed in the years 2007 and 2008, a slight increase in prices will be determined. In 2009, however, came the usual disillusionment. The hope of a further rise in prices of domestic "raw material", gave way to the fact that prices moved back down the valley. It became visible that the current financial and economic crisis Pelzfellhandel also not spared. The domestic demand is down and have completely ceased since the Pelzfellhandel wholesalers in nearby countries in the coming season are very limited export opportunities. According to the statement of the Swiss Pelzfachverbandes Swissfurs is a fact that the current price of crude Rotfuchsfells in no way corresponds to its value. The problem was too little demand. Each of the many processing steps over the cost of labor, no matter what the price of the raw hide achieve. The fact that the hunting community is frustrated that account, if their work constitutes not even a close symbolic value in the current Rohfellpreis, was understandable. But the Rohfellpreise are at the beginning of the whole chain. And determine the demand at the end of the chain this initial price .. The stocks of the dealers are very big and could in the course of 2009 are not substantially reduced. The customers from industry and the fashion industry held back by buying much. And when it was purchased, they resorted back often farmed goods. The raw material from farms may be close to 100% processed and used. In contrast, the material from the hunt, not to circumvent due to bullet holes, a certain percentage as a departure. The Abbalgen of foxes from the ceiling or the beating of ungulates, offering one or the other green-coat problems, so that the raw material harm suffered and the truth is not 100% can be used. The still-led anti-fur campaigns, they also do not help to achieve a satisfactory understanding that the price level and the trade is promoted.

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