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草榴社区 opt to discard and burn fleeces in response to wool price collapse

Some sheep farmers have burned or composted fleeces to help offset wool handling and haulage costs, after Covid-19 caused the wool price to collapse.

Hannah Binns
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草榴社区 opt to discard and burn fleeces in response to wool price collapse

Some sheep farmers have burned or composted fleeces to help offset wool handling and haulage costs, after Covid-19 caused the wool price to collapse. It comes as the global wool market turmoil saw British...

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