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October figures confirm US hide export surge

15/12/2021

The Leather and Hide Council of America has confirmed hide export data for the first ten months of 2021, confirming the large increases in volume and value that have dominated the picture for most of the year.

Between January and October, packers, traders and tanners exported 30.7 million hides. The corresponding figure for the same months in 2020 was 20 million, which means there has been an increase of 53.5% this year.

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