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Consider the following article on crocodile skins.
Crocodile farmers feeling the bite of a global oversupply of croc skins
Crocodile farmers across northern Australia say the industry is doing it tough, as a global oversupply of croc skins starts to bite.
Industry veteran John Lever, who started Queensland's first crocodile farm in 1981, said the profit margins on croc skins were getting very tight. "I've been working in the industry since 1972 and I never, ever thought it would come to this day where we would have over-production in the world market. Countries in Africa, there's been some huge investments and there are farms now with 100,000 crocodiles."
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Professor Grahame Webb from Crocodylus Park near Darwin, said the oversupply of crocodile skins was a major concern for industry, but the issue was complex. "The price for premium grade skins with absolutely no blemishes at all is still high, ..." he said.
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Professor Grahame Webb, who developed Crocodylus Park in 1994 as a crocodile research and education facility, said the crocodile industry was facing a number of issues. "..., you've got to look at it from the point of view of fashion companies that are under increasing attacks from animal rights activists who don't believe people should use any leather, wool or anything that comes off an animal," he said.
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