The prices of falcons in Saudi Arabia continue to set records, as three falcons were sold for 261,000 Saudi riyals (69,585) on Sunday evening, as part of the activities of the thirteenth night of the Saudi Falcons Club auction.
The Saudi Press Agency “SPA” reported the details, where the first falcon, a Shaheen chick, was sold for 60,000 riyals, while the second falcon was sold for 87 thousand riyals, and the third falcon was sold for 114,000 Saudi riyals.
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— واس العام (@SPAregions) October 19, 2021
It is noteworthy that the most expensive falcon in the Kingdom was bought by Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs in the UAE, for a sum of one million and 750 thousand Saudi riyals (about 466,000 US dollars).
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— نادي الصقور السعودي Saudi Falcons Club (@SaudiFalconClub) October 17, 2021
He explained that its price amounted to one million and 750,000 Saudi riyals (about 466,000 US dollars), noting that “this falcon distinguished itself in its kind farm where it grew up.
The Kingdom in particular and the Gulf states in general attach great importance to raising falcons. Saudi Arabia organizes several exhibitions for it, and the falcon market generates millions of dollars annually.