The future of the Australian alpaca industry has never perhaps looks rosier with alpaca breeders nationwide gearing up to put Australian Alpaca Fibre on the world stage. The Waratah Alpaca Fibre Co-Operative, based in the NSW Southern Highlands, is set to have its first meeting of members.
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The co-op already celebrating its first shipment of raw alpaca fibre to China which achieved a price well above typical market returns. This was so ground-breaking that a new export code for the fibre had to be created to allow the activity to be carried out.
So much is the passion and the market for alpaca fibre in China, Waratah Alpaca Fibre Co-Op is already in receipt of order for the supply 10 tonnes of raw alpaca fibre per month, per annum.
The group is set to have its official formation meeting on Saturday, June 16, at the Mittagong RSL and has expressions of interest from 90 breeders to join. Membership is open to all breeders regardless of size and scale.
