Choice Alpaca Products and PurelyAlpaca frequently run "FiberCall" programs that exchange raw fiber for electronic store credit. 2. Cottage Industry Artisans and Hand-Spinners
Many ranchers choose not to sell raw fiber at all. By sending their clips to "mini-mills" for processing into yarn or felt, they can sell finished products directly to the public at farmer's markets or through their own personal websites.
This is a dominant platform for selling processed roving or hand-spun yarn directly to crafters, though the platform takes a fee for each transaction. 3. Commercial Mills (Large Scale Only)
Commercial mills predominantly buy white or beige fleeces because they can be dyed any color. Darker colors (black, brown, grey) are harder to sell to these industrial buyers.
Regardless of the buyer, certain quality standards must be met to secure a sale:
Buyers usually require a staple length between 3 and 6 inches .
You ship your skirted and graded fiber to a collection point. Instead of direct cash, many pools—such as the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool (NEAFP) —payout in store credits . These credits allow you to purchase finished goods (socks, hats, yarn) at wholesale prices to resell at your farm store.
