Brazil’s leather industry brought in revenues of $75.5 million from exports of hides and skins in the first month of 2026. 

Industry body CICB said that, compared to the same month last year, this represents and fall of 22.9%.

In terms of volume, tanners and traders shipped 12.3 million square-metres of material, weighing 49,700 tonnes. These figures also represent double-digit falls. January exports in 2026 are down by 27% in area and by 15.9% in weight.

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