| Breeding koi is farming. you bring forth a saleable crop. If you sell koi as tosai for
an overseas market at an agreed for price then it's in the numbers, not quality.
Your crop is done the first year. Buying proven spawners is expensive. keeping second,third and forth year koi is costly. Raising an all japan winner is only a dream.
for those who have been involved in dogs and shows, can attest to those who raise pups for sale with no regard to the standard for show.
from a consumers stand point we want to buy from a proven winner who for generations have vied for the top. you will pay for the priviledge of buying their koi.
even under the best of standards, the number of really top grade koi does not increase % wise. you may get a bigger saleable koi crop of good marketable koi but the really top ones will always be a handful. |