Farmers are turning 'worthless' woollen fleeces into compost because prices have plunged by more than 60 per cent a kilo as export markets closed amid Covid-19. Pictured: Fleeces piled in South WalesThe father-of-four, who runs Fletcher's Flock, told The Sunday Times: 'It is a magical fibre that scientists have never been able to replicate. Pictured: Fleeces piled in South WalesPreviously, farmers would shear their livestock and take the remains to British Wool, previously known as the British Wool Marketing Board to sell. Wool from each year's harvest, or 'clip', is sold a year later by British Wool and this year the market was shut in February. Farmers are dealing with the pile up by either burning the wool or using it for compost.

Source: Daily Mail November 22, 2020 12:33 UTC