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Article: Marketing board plea for more fleeces ; The infrastructure of the British Wool Marketing Board is directly related to the number of sheep in the UK - and the fleeces they produce.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2008
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The infrastructure of the British Wool Marketing Board is
directly related to the number of sheep in the UK - and the fleeces
they produce.
If the national flock falls much further and, thus, the amount of
wool handled by the board continues to decrease, it will become more
difficult to maintain the level of service to producers at the same
pence-per-kilo cost.
That is the stark message from Sussex farmer and BWMB chairman
Frank Langrish, who will chair a discussion on the future strategy
of the organisation at its annual conference in Bradford in
November.
Mr Langrish explained: "The economic crisis is hitting the world
wool market and things are becoming more difficult. Many European ...