PEARL EMPORIUM COLD DAMAGE REPORT ON PEARLS

HERE IS THE PROMISED INFORMATION ON THE RESEARCH DAD DID LATE MARCH,
2008,IN CHINA ON THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE FROM THE COLDEST WEATHER IN
60 YEARS!

AFTER EXAMINING MANY OYSTERS OF ALL AGES, IT APPEARS THAT THE RECORD
COLD IN ZHEJIANG PROVINCE DID INFLICK SOME DAMAGE. AS EXPECTED, THE
YOUNGEST OYSTERS, THOSE RECENTLY IMPLANTED AND PLACED IN THE PEARL
ROWS, TOOK THE MAJOR SHARE OF THE CASUALTIES.

DUE TO THE NEARNESS TO THE SURFACE, ONLY 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW THE
SURFACE,MANY OYSTERS SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHAT STRESSED. THE YOUNGER
AND SMALLER OYSTERS WERE MORE HEAVILY DAMAGED DUE TO THEIR LIGHT WEIGHT
WHICH KEPT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE OYSTERS VERY CLOSE TO THE
SURFACE. THE 2 TO 5 YEAR OLD OYSTERS FARED MUCH BETTER. THEOLDER
AND HEAVIER OYSTERS, NOT NEAR A FLOAT, HANG A FEW INCHES DEEPER ON
AVERAGE AND THEREFORE SEEMED TO ESCAPE MAJOR DAMAGE.

THE 18 MONTH OLD OYSTER ON THE LEFT APPEARS UNHARMED BY THE RECORD
FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE 18 MONTH OLD OYSTER ON THE RIGHT SHOWS SOME
SERIOUS DAMAGE. THE YELLOWNESS (RIGHT) INDICATES AN UNHEALTHY AND EVEN
DYING OYSTER VERSUS THE HEALTHY (LEFT) OYSTER THAT SHOWS A MORE NORMAL
RANGE OF TISSUE COLOR. NOTE THAT PEARL SIZE AND EVEN NATURAL PEARL
COLORS HAVE DETERIORATED AS THE INJURED OYSTER STRUGGLES TO RECLAIM
NUTRIENTS TO SURVIVE.

THESE 2-INCH OYSTERS ARE 6 MONTHS OLD AND READY FOR IMPLANTATION OF
MANTEL TISSUE NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRESHWATER PEARLS. THIS
IS THE SIZE THAT WAS EFFECTED THE MOST BY THE EXTREME COLD. IT IS
LIKELY THAT THE FUTURE HARVEST OF THE OYSTERS PLACED IN THE FARM ROWS
JUST PRIOR TO THE RECORD SETTING COLD WEATHER WILL BE VERY
DISAPPOINTING IN VOLUME AND QUALITY...TIME WILL TELL!

THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM OF SOME OF THE NICEST FOLKS YOU WILL EVER
MEET. PLEASE NOTICE THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ELECTICITY TO THEIR
HOME...THE CANDLES IN THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PICTURE ARE AWAYS READY TO
SAVE MONEY WHEN NEEDED! SMALL PEARL FARM OWNERS ARE NOT WEALTHY PEOPLE!
THE LARGER CORPORATE FARMS ARE QUICKLY REPLACING SMALLER FAMILY FARMS.
THE MEGA FARMS ARE OFTENBACKED BY JAPANESE INVESTORS WHO WILL
SOON TRY TO CONTROL FRESHWATER PEARLS AS THEY HAVE AKOYA PEARLS FOR
ALMOST A CENTURY. LOOK FOR INCREDIBLE PRICE INCREASES IN BETTER QUALITY
FRESHWATER PEARLS IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS AS THESE MONSTER FARMS geE ON
LINE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TYPICAL SMALL PEARL FARMS...AN OLD RICE FIELD
SIMPLY DUG A METER DEEPER THAN THE MEAN WATER LEVEL. THE SURROUNDING
RICE FIELDS ACTUALLY ARE ADVANTAGEOUS. THEY SUPPLY FREE FERTILIER TO
HELP THE GROWTH OF ALGAE THAT THE PEARL OYSTERS FEED ON NEAR THE
SURFACE OF THE WATER!
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS PLACED HERE FOR THE ADVANTAGE OF
OUR LOYAL SUBSCRIBERS TO THE PEARL EMPORIUM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. IT IS
HERE TO HELP GIVE A BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIKELY DIRECTION OF
FUTURE PRICES OF PEARLS IN CHINA. THE INFORMATION WAS GATHERED BY DAD
AND DAD IS SOLEY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OPINIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
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THE NEW MARKET COVERING 12 CITY BLOCKS! AMAZING! ALSO VITUALLY
EMPTY! I WOULD EXPECT THAT BY 2020 IT MAY BE 80% OCCUPIED BY PEARL
VENDORS!
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 30 - 60 DAYS:
SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICES AT THE FARM LEVEL DUE TO THE MUCH HIGHER
RENTS NOW CHARGED IN THE HUGE NEW MEGA PEARL MARKET gePLEX, THE SEVERE
COLD WEATHER OF LAST WINTER, AND THE STRONGER CHINESE YUAN (RMB) THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 4 YEARS AT A RECORD
PACE!
THE BETTER QUALITY PEARLS ARE LIKEY TO DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE FALL
HARVEST THAT WILL START ABOUT MID SEPTEMBER AND LAST UNTIL MID NOVEMBER.
GOD BLESS, DAD