Reports from Finland show that the global recession is hurting the Finnish fur business. "I think we’ll put some of the pelts into the feed freezer to wait for better times," remarked one farmer.
Not only is the domestic business constrained, but a little-known bit of out-sourcing is also came back to bite the Finnish farmers in the but. "At the beginning of the millennium the Chinese flew 10,000 live blue foxes from Finland to China to serve as stud animals." These stud animals led to a population boom of blue foxes in China, driving prices down further.
Oh, by the way, in case you need a bit of trivia to get you through the boring Super Bowl ads this weekend, the animal we call a mink derives its name from a Swedish word, menk, meaning a stinking animal in Finland.
Not only is the domestic business constrained, but a little-known bit of out-sourcing is also came back to bite the Finnish farmers in the but. "At the beginning of the millennium the Chinese flew 10,000 live blue foxes from Finland to China to serve as stud animals." These stud animals led to a population boom of blue foxes in China, driving prices down further.
Oh, by the way, in case you need a bit of trivia to get you through the boring Super Bowl ads this weekend, the animal we call a mink derives its name from a Swedish word, menk, meaning a stinking animal in Finland.
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