Baa-cked up: Sheep wool surplus, lack of buyers weigh on Island farmers

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Their sheep have to be sheared, but they don’t have enough purchasers willing to buy the wool.

Prices for wool have fallen dramatically over the years, with mass-produced synthetic fibers cheaper and easier to work with. Metchosin sheep farmer John Buchanan discusses a surplus of wool that has some producers burning the product because it’s cheaper than selling it. Jan. 24, 2023. “There are years we’ve had to burn it because it costs too much to bring it to Vancouver,” said Lorraine.

 

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Boohoo.... capitalism based on exploitative practices should be abolished anyhow. Good riddance.

🐑🧦 surely someone needs/wants wool fliskmillan to use!

someone needs to restart the carding mill

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