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Pigskin as a Component of the International Leather Market

Grace I. Kunz

Department of Textiles and Clothing, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1120

Juliana Albrecht

Department of Textiles and Clothing, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1120

Shari Stout

Department of Textiles and Clothing, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1120

Lena Horne

Department of Textiles and Clothing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2

A model of the structure of the leather market system is presented and discussed relative to pigskin markets. Pigskin represents only a small portion of the total leather market even though annual worldwide slaughter of hogs exceeds 750 million. Greater utilization of pigskin by textile and apparel professionals is hampered by an unreliable supply of leather-quality domestic pigskins and an inadequate pigskin marketing system.

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, 40-46 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9201000407
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