2023 Could be Even More Challenging in Post-Brexit UK

2023 Could be Even More Challenging in Post-Brexit UK
Consumer Attitude Recent research has shown that demand for hides has no direct influence on the number of animals reared and slaughtered, lending evidence-based weight to our understanding that hides are by-products of the meat industry. Understanding consumer attitudes is essential to identifying where the misunderstandings and concerns lay and targeting education and promotion to address them. Flash Dantz / Unsplash

Brexit in the UK has caused major issues with sourcing labour, added regulatory and import/export burdens, increased input costs and reduced customer confidence. Dr Kerry Senior, Director, Leather UK, a membership-based trade organisation with the remit to represent, promote and protect the leather industry, elaborates.