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It should be noted that New Kim, which is two years old and is offered for sale mainly at a price of 200 euros, has been used to participating in pigeon competitions, and has included a profile on the matter published by "Pepa" List of prizes won.
European elite pigeons have gained increasing popularity around the world in recent years, especially in China, where pigeon sports can bring huge profits.
And it is that the interest of wealthy buyers from Asia or the Gulf has caused a rise in the prices of these birds, whose instinct allows them to return to the starting point, after having traveled hundreds of kilometers at times.
Pigeon farming is a long-standing tradition in Belgium, as well as in the Netherlands and northern France. There has been a resurgence of interest in pigeons, in part due to these speculations.
Giselbrecht noted that in Belgium alone there are around 20,000 racing pigeon breeders dedicated to participating in high-profile competitions.
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New Chem, a female from a famous farm in the North Antwerp region, became the most expensive bird of its kind in the world, and preceded another bird from Flanders, the male Armando, who sold at a price of 1.25 million euros in 2019 to the same buyer, according to officials. Peppa.
The founder of “Pepa”, its general manager, Nicholas Giselbrecht, confirmed to AFP that the price at which the pigeon was sold constituted a “world record”, adding that “no officially documented sale did not reach this price” until today.
He added: “I did not think it was possible to reach this amount”, hoping that the buyer, whose identity was not disclosed, “certainly wanted” to marry the female he bought with males, noting that this female belongs to a prominent breed.
It should be noted that New Kim, which is two years old and is offered for sale mainly at a price of 200 euros, is used to participating in pigeon competitions, and in a profile published by “Pepa” it included a list of the prizes it won .
European elite pigeons have gained increasing popularity around the world in recent years, especially in China where pigeons can make huge profits.
And it is that the interest of wealthy buyers from Asia or the Gulf has caused a rise in the prices of these birds, whose instinct allows them to return to the starting point, after having traveled hundreds of kilometers at times.
Pigeon farming is a long-standing tradition in Belgium, as well as in the Netherlands and northern France. There has been a resurgence of interest in pigeons, in part due to these speculations.
Giselbrecht noted that in Belgium alone there are around 20,000 racing pigeon breeders dedicated to participating in high-profile competitions.
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