The US tanning industry continues to struggle. While there have been no major closures in recent months, business is now a little lopsided. Not too many years ago, the U.S. exported some $20 million in whole hides to Mexico while Mexico exported some $20 million in leather to the U.S. By 2001, the US was exporting some $400 million in whole hides to Mexico, but Mexico exported $1.1 billion worth of leather to the U.S.

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