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‘Highly trade-dependent’ US hide sector hopes for tensions to end

18/07/2019
The president of the US Hide, Skins and Leather Association (USHSLA), Stephen Sothmann, has described the sector as being “highly trade-dependent” and, therefore, keen for the current trade tensions with China to come to a successful conclusion soon. 

Speaking at the 2019 World Leather Congress, Mr Sothmann explained that the US beef industry currently generates around 30 million hides per year, generating a value of $2 billion.

“More than 90% of those hides are exported,” he said. “It’s important for that to continue because we want those hides to be turned into beautiful leather.”


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