Seasonal traders sell cattle rawhide to wholesalers in Rajshahi Dhaka TribuneThe fall in rawhide collection was mainly due to the relatively lower participation of people in animal sacrifices during Eid-ul-Azha due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the floodsThe rawhide merchants and tanners fear fall in collection of sacrificial rawhides by at least 30-35% this year as people sacrificed less animals due to the Covid-19 pandemic and countrywide floods during Eid-ul-Azha. The fall in rawhide collection was mainly due to the relatively lower participation of people in animal sacrifices during Eid-ul-Azha due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the floods, he said. As a result, rawhide collection may drop by at least 35%, he added. Uttam Kumar, a rawhide merchant at Posta, said that this year the number of animal sacrifices was lower than previous times. Before Eid, the commerce ministry had fixed the rawhide rates in consultations with other ministries, different divisions and departments, tanners and rawhide merchants.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2020 15:10 UTC