According to Pierre van der Vyver, head of The House of Fibre, a 38-micron lot sold for R280/kg, while a 21-micron bale of kid mohair reached R1110/kg, underlining the significant price differences between micron categories.
“This summer kid bale of Martin and Hein Truter of Die Wieg Boerdery in the Oudtshoorn district consisted of super style, B-length hair, and had a clean yield of 92%, certainly the best quality offered this year so far,” he said.
Van der Vyver added that, despite some downward pressure on stronger types, the market remained firm.
“What matters most, however, is that prices are still better than a year ago and all the buyer houses competed well. There were only three sales left for the season when top clips came up for sale.
“The House of Fibre is confident that we are going to see more record prices for summer kids.”
According to Mohair South Africa, 156 849kg was on offer at the sale, of which 96% was sold. The average market indicator decreased by 1% (3% in US dollar terms) compared with the previous sale, to close at R403,86/kg.
Price movements compared with the previous sale were mixed: kid mohair increased by 2%, young goats decreased by 1%, fine adults were down 1%, strong adults declined by 2%, and the overall average was down 1%.
Buyer participation was led by Stucken Group and Samil, each taking 34% of the clip, followed by Süed Wolle (11%), Mosenthal’s (9%), Connacher (7%), VBC (4%), Standard Wool South Africa (1%), and Loot Lotter Familie Trust (0%).
The next mohair sale is scheduled for 21 April in Gqeberha.
