Brazil’s hide and leather exports brought in US$ 791 million in export revenues between January and September, down by 48% compared to the same period a year ago.
However, the Brazilian Tanners Council (CICB) has pointed out that exports have been slowly recovering and increased by 10% in volume terms during September 2009 compared to the month before.
The organisation also said that a higher proportion of leather exports are now leaving Brazil as crust or finished leather, meaning that Brazilian tanners are adding more value than before to their country’s raw material.
