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LHCA says 5.5 million US hides may have gone to waste in 2019

26/03/2020

Industry body the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) has calculated that 5.5 million hides generated by the US livestock industry in 2019 failed to reach the leather value chain. Some may still be in warehouses, LHCA said, but “a large percentage” are likely to have gone to waste. LHCA said it had put the number of wasted hides at 5.5...

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