Little joy for Turkish tanners over Eid al-Adha
31/08/2018
During the festival families slaughter live cattle, goat and sheep and tanners in many parts of the Muslim world regard the event as an important source of raw material, available in large volumes, domestically and at competitive prices if the logistics set-up for collecting and preserving the hides and skins is effective.
This year, estimates suggest a total kill in Turkey for Eid al-Adha of around 3 million head of sheep and 900,000 head of cattle. However, observers of the local leather manufacturing sector have said activity at tanneries in Turkey has become so sluggish that it’s unlikely the material will be made into finished leather in the short term.
At best, wet-end tanners will make the material into wet blue and store until market conditions improve.
To make matters worse for Turkey, live animals imported for Eid al-Adha but not sold went after the festival to a farm near Ankara. They were part of a consignment of around 4,000 head of cattle imported, according to reports, from Brazil.
A few days later, the local authorities said there had been an outbreak of anthrax at the farm and around 50 head of cattle were slaughtered.
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