Furs fly as Chinese consumers drive boom in U.S. m
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Posted On: 04/15/2013 1:56:35 AM
Furs fly as Chinese consumers drive boom in U.S. mink farming
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - Battered by the economic downturn and years of animal rights activism in their own backyard, American mink farmers are now in a different sort of quandary: scrambling to keep up with China's demand for all things fur. Driven by a hunger for high-end clothing and luxury home goods among China's burgeoning middle class, U.S. exports of mink pelts to China jumped to a record $215.5 million last year - more than double both the value and volume shipped in 2009. ...
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