Uruguay, a key global wool exporter, faces a challenge with an unsold stockpile of 40 million kilograms of coarse wool, alarming its producers. The Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) noted a 22% decline in wool exports in the first half of 2023. Antonella Riani of the SUL attributes this drop to the US-China trade tensions and […]
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