Current Market Price for Raw Alpaca Fleece
2023 Market Index Prices
"The further you take the fleece along the value chain, the more money you make"
Last Updated: 05/20/2023
2023 Alpaca Fiber Purchase Program
Requirements and Payout
| NEAFP's buying fiber that meets the following requirements:
The total per lb will be based on overall quality determined by NEAFP sorters.
Acceptance and overall quality will be decided on these main criteria: Average Fiber Diameter, % of Strong Primary Fibers (Guard Hair), Staple Length, and overall uniformity. | Farms submitting fiber meeting our requirements will receive between $3 and $5.50 per pound.
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| Grade | Micron | Name | Price | |
| Grade 1 | < 20 | Ultra Fine | 5.68 | |
| Grade 2 | 20-22.9 | Super Fine | 5.05 | |
| Grade 3 | 23-25.9 | Fine | 4.44 | |
| Grade 4 | 26-28.9 | Medium | 3.86 | |
| Grade 5 | 29-32 | Intermediate | 2.73 | |
| Grade 6 | 32.1-35 | Robust | 1.95 | |
*Raw, Non-Washed, Tumbled and Skirted Fleece
** Price Per Ounce of Fiber
*** Staple Length of 3.75-6.0"
****Manufacturing Process: Worsted Method
BASED ON UK ALPACA (United Kingdom Pricing) * Pricing based on 8/5/2022 Exchange Rate
| Huacaya Classing Grade | Skirted £/Kg | Un-skirted £/Kg | Skirted $/kg | Un-Skirted $/kg |
| Baby White | 15.00 | 10.00 | 18.07 | 12.05 |
| Baby Fawn | 10.00 | 6.00 | 12.05 | 7.23 |
| Baby Other Colours | 5.00 | 4.00 | 6.02 | 4.82 |
| Superfine White | 9.00 | 4.00 | 10.84 | 4.82 |
| Superfine Fawn | 7.00 | 4.00 | 8.43 | 4.82 |
| Superfine Other Colours | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.61 | 2.41 |
| Outsorts White (Bulked) | * | 1.85 | * | 2.23 |
| Outsorts Coloured (Bulked) | * | 0.50 | * | .60 |
1lb =.4535 kgs / 1kg = 2.20 lbs
* Please visit their website for conditions of sale. https://www.ukalpaca.com
OLDER POSTS FROM 2018:
Current (2018) Market Prices for Alpaca Fiber
| Raw Fleece | $0-$10 per pound |
| Skirted & Sorted | $1-$28 per pound |
| Roving & Batts | $50-$75 per pound |
| Yarn | $100-$150 per pound |
- The more invested, the higher the value.
- The higher the value, the higher the total return for a given amount of raw material.
(Data by Karl Heinrich, New Era Fiber Mill, 2017.)
Current (2018) Market Prices for Farm Processed Alpaca Fiber
| Raw Fiber | $2 per oz |
| Washed and dried fleece | $4 per oz |
| Carded fleece | $6 per oz |
| Carded with embellishments | $8 per oz |
- Carded batt at $8 per oz is best value for grower processing on-farm.
(Data provided by Roo Kline, Moonwood Farm Fiber Studio, 2017.)
1. https://www.aarp.org/personal-growth/transitions/info-04-2010/reality_check_alpaca_ranching.html
2. https://www.quarrycrittersalpacas.com/wholesale-alpaca-fibers-for-sale/
3. https://alpacasofmontana.com/products/alpaca-fiber-raw-fleece-wool
4. https://mci.textileexchange.org/
5. https://greatlakesalpaca.com/resource
6. https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-07-13---alpaca-wool--spearhead-of-the-peruvian-textile-industry-.HkX8SMPZB.html-center/fiber-market/
7. https://www.applemountainalpacas.com/mentoring/alpaca-fiber-farming/2-current-potential-value-alpaca-fiber/
8. https://fibershed.org/2022/03/25/alpaca-stories-part-1-alpaca-more-prized-than-gold-by-the-incas-still-scorned-by-the-west/
9. https://www.ukalpaca.com
10. https://www.neafp.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=27
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
