Purchasing Products from the Alpaca Fiber Cooperative

AFCNA markets its finished alpaca products under the America's Alpaca^TM brand. Our finished products include apparel (sweaters, shirts, skirts, outerwear, and socks), accessories (scarves, gloves, shawls), housewares (pillows and throws), and yarn. AFCNA retains complete control over the design process from developing yarns to specifying the color and style of each finished product.

America's Alpaca^TM products are unique to the AFCNA and are not available from other wholesalers. They have been designed and specified by AFCNA and are targeted specifically to the North American market. The design strategy AFCNA has adopted for its America's Alpaca^TM finished goods is to provide alpaca apparel and accessories that reflect the lifestyles enjoyed by alpaca breeders. Our clothing is characterized by high quality and classic styling that is casual and appropriate for an active lifestyle. We've also developed both cold and warm weather garments, so in addition to sweaters and scarves, we have alpaca tee shirts and camisoles. This is significantly different from other alpaca garments being imported by our competitors.

Our product mix has evolved over the years we've been in business and will continue to do so in response to trends and tastes. Overall, though, our goals in selecting our product mix have been to:

• Maximize profits for membership through value-added processing
• Even out cash flow seasonality of the apparel business
• Best utilize yarn spinning minimums by selling yarn and apparel made from same yarn
• Maximize exposure for brand, America's Alpaca, whether as yarn or finished apparel

AFCNA members are able to buy America's Alpaca^TM brand products from AFCNA at wholesale. This represents a significant savings and makes it easy for you as breeders to further enjoy and promote alpacas through the finished goods. America's Alpaca^TM products are perfect for family gifts, client appreciation gifts, stocking farm stores, or just for yourself.

Members can order alpaca products through the online store or from the America's Alpaca^TM catalog. Both the catalog and e-commerce site show retail prices, so be sure to have your membership number handy in order to receive your member discount.