Rewarding news from Peru validates 30 years of selective breeding.
Alonso Burgos, Manager of PROALSA & Grupo Inca Alpaca Fiber Purchasing Company of Peru, has reported that five Royal Bales of fiber from the U.S.A. have completed sorting. Details will be announced in Phoenix, Arizona at the Making of Champions Winners’ Circle Sale, this February 24 & 25th 2012.Mr. Burgos reports: "We have finished working with your fiber at the sorting plant. I will bring the results along and will include them (as well as pictures and motion pictures) in one of my speeches.
Already I can tell you that, in the more than fifty years we have in the business, we have never seen a brighter nor a more uniform alpaca lot at the sorting plant. It was a real extraordinary event to see the sorting ladies going over your material and being amazed over the brightness of the material. The plans to include your material on the special edition of fine textiles we will do together with the winners of the nationwide alpaca fleece contest are still in place.”
Julie Skinner responds: “The advancements in alpaca are extraordinary and Royal Alpaca fleece is taking the industry to new levels across the world. With the struggles of global economy we have seen some shifts in the industry. Struggling breeders need to remain hopeful in knowing that there is indeed a growing demand for fine alpaca and fine alpaca genetics.
As finer and brighter advanced alpaca fiber comes into play, the industry shifts into greater demands for alpaca. There is a healthy global incentive to continue to advance the breed of alpaca so that we can fulfill the growing demand for the finest Alpaca fleece. We hope that the USA continues to shine and be a leader in this effort of creating some of the best known alpaca genetics in the world. Alpaca is not just a fad – it is a global industry of extraordinary measures and a culture of its own.”