The Dominican Republic: Growing market for livestock and related products
The Dominican raw hide processing industry supplies nearby countries. In addition to importing leather and skins for shoe manufacturing industries that operate off-shore, raw hides are imported for processing into good-quality leather for the domestic and export market. Imports of raw hides from the...
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Published in | AgExporter (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 19 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington
Superintendent of Documents
01.03.2001
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Summary: | The Dominican raw hide processing industry supplies nearby countries. In addition to importing leather and skins for shoe manufacturing industries that operate off-shore, raw hides are imported for processing into good-quality leather for the domestic and export market. Imports of raw hides from the United States increased from 75,000 pieces in 1998 to 142,000 hides in 1999, valued at $6 million. |
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ISSN: | 1047-4781 1559-6656 |