Insights
What we are seeing
in the fibre trade.
Short pieces on how the Peruvian fine fibre market actually behaves: where the value sits, what a grade is worth, and what changes between one season and the next.
Publishing soon
The first pieces are being written
We would rather publish three pieces that say something than thirty that say nothing. Leave your email and you get them as they go out, together with the free market briefing.
Where the money in Peruvian alpaca actually sits
Three quarters of the value leaves the country before it becomes a garment. What that means if you buy finished goods.
Micron, grade and what gets charged for it
Baby, superfine, royal. What the labels mean and where the price moves.
Vicuna: a small market with a permit attached
Fourteen exporters, and why the paperwork is the hard part.