How do you invest in alpacas ?

There are a number of ways you can become involved with the alpaca industry. Some are listed here but the only restriction is your imagination.

Quit your job, sell your house and move to the country. Well you don't have to go to this extreme but many people make this lifestyle change. Fully committed alpaca farming like we are practising it at ADAMS SURI ALPACAS Inc. is the most consuming and potentially the most rewarding alpaca venture. If you already have land or currently have other livestock the transition or inclusion of alpacas may be minimal. This is for people who want daily hands on interaction with all aspects of animal care and breeding as well as the numerous business aspects.

Agistment is an arrangement with an established alpaca farm where you purchase one or more animals and they reside at the agisting farm. You pay a boarding fee to the agisting farm for the care and feeding of your animals. You, as the owner, make all decisions regarding your animals and are responsible for any marketing, breeding, or sales. This is attractive for people who don't have the space or time to be full time alpaca farmers but want to be fully involved with the business aspects of their herd. ADAMS SURI ALPACAS Inc. offers agisting services to its alpaca investment clients. Please contact us for more information.

There are several different alpaca investment opportunities available.  Partial interest in an animal can be purchased with a wide range of participation options from hands on to totally hands off. Many farms, both large and small, welcome investors who want to benefit from the explosive growth of the alpaca industry without the day to day herd or business management responsibility. Investing in this way is highly speculative as success is dependent on the animals and mother nature.

There are a number of supporting activities on which a business can be built but the one most directly tied to the alpacas is fiber processing. Once the fiber is from the animal it must be sorted, and washed before it can be felted, spun, woven or otherwise turned into salable items. This can be done on an industrial scale, as in Peru, by hand or anywhere in between. As the American Alpaca herd business continues to grow the ability to process fiber will become more and more important.