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Archive Home > 2001 > May > 16 > Leather becomes costly

Leather becomes costly

By Torri Barco / The Bulletin
May 16, 2001

and the Los Angeles Times

The price of U.S. cowhide is soaring and the cost of finished leather will soon follow, the first major repercussions here from Europe's twin plagues of foot-and-mouth and "mad-cow" disease.

American shoppers could end up paying as much as $1.5 billion more....

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