Hide and skin prices up in Mongolia

25/11/2002

According to sources in Mongolia, the current prices in Ulaanbaatar’s raw materials market are as follows (all prices expressed in Togrogs):

Raw material/Price

November 15

November 22

Change

Sheep skin

5,500

6,000

500

Goat skin

6 500.0

7 000.0

500.0

Cattle hide

17,000

19,000

2,000

Horse hide

12 000.0

13 000.0

1 000.0

Marmot skin

5,000

6,500

1,000

Sheep wool/ kg

90.0

70.0

-20.0

Goat down (grey)

26,000

23,000

-3,000

1 US$ = 1123 Togrogs