To Russia with sheepskins
04 August 1998
To Russia with sheepskins
BRITAIN and Ireland are benefiting from strong demand for sheepskins from Russias new rich – but there are fears that the market is about to collapse.
Abattoir operators are beginning to charge higher prices for the skins – £8 or £9 a time – which is “grossly overvalued”, according to Donald Phaup, managing director of the Borders Sheepskin Company in Jedburgh.
Quality is also beginning to suffer, according to Anthony Cox, the Tayside-based secretary of the skin, hide and leather traders association.
- The Scotsman 04/08/98 page 26
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