Mato Grosso do Sul tanneries look elsewhere for hides

22/07/2015

A fall in cattle slaughter numbers and the closure of abattoirs in the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul is beginning to have an effect on the tanning industry there. Employment statistics for the region around the state, capital Campo Grande, show that the tanning industry there currently employs 300 people fewer than it did at this...