Dave:
I heard that there was an embargo placed on selling furs to Russia by our illustrious president, that's the other reason for the drop in raccoon sales, in addition to their economy taking a hit.
China is now a big fur buyer, but they haven't embraced Raccoon like Russia does.
Dave,
I worked in the western Siberian oilfields near the Arctic circle back in 93 - 94'. It was nothing to see Russian locals walking around in full length German Shepherd coats....and a lot of the locals gloves were lined with cat fur....true story. You didn't see any animals running around loose either.
