DATE: 4 February 2021
SECTOR: Waste, Carbon, By Products
SOURCE: The Leather & Hide Council of America
TOPIC: Waste, Carbon
SUMMARY: Research establishes leather is a by-product, showing no direct link between leather use and cattle numbers
DESCRIPTION: Leather’s status as a by-product is examined in this report, as informed by a quantitative economic analysis commissioned by the Leather and Hide Council of America. Led by Dr. Gary W. Brester, Professor Emeritus at Montana State University, and leading Agricultural Economist Dr. Kole Swanser, PhD., the research tracks government data over 25 years to ascertain if cattle hide prices directly affect cattle production.
