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 inAgExporter (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 19
Main Author Suarez, Carlos G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Superintendent of Documents 01.03.2001
Subjects
Beef
Cattle
Cattle industry
Consumers
Exports
Feeds
Genetics
Livestock
Oils & fats
Poultry
Prices
Tourism
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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.
ISSN:1047-4781
1559-6656