Sunsari Morang Leather Industries Production Halved Due to Decreased International Demand

Kathmandu. Production in the leather industries of the Sunsari Morang industrial corridor has dropped to 50 percent due to decreased demand in the international market. Leather industrialists have stated that leather industries are operating at a loss due to decreased demand in the international market and reduced production of raw hides.

Currently, the price of buffalo hides has decreased from one thousand rupees to 500 rupees, and the price of goat and sheep hides has increased from sixty rupees to one hundred and fifty rupees.