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Article: Fashion Victim.(leather industry market trends)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- May 14, 2001
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As Diseases Claim Herds, Leather Prices Skyrocket
THE outbreaks of foot-and-mouth and mad cow diseases in Europe are inflicting pain on Los Angelesarea manufacturers and wholesalers that deal in leather, and that pain will likely hit consumers soon.
Supplies of cowhide have dwindled just as the demand or leather products is higher than ever.
"It's horrible," said Jerry Kohl of Brighton Accessories in the city of Industry. "You worry about the future."
Kohl has seen the price of the leather that his company uses o fashion belts, handbags and other accessories increase by about 20 percent in the past few weeks, an expense that will ...