19/06/2012 ..L/R: John Rushton, 48, and James Deavill, 22, shear Farmers Make Money from Wool - For the First Time in Thirty
19/06/2012 ..L/R: John Rushton, 48, and James Deavill, 22, shear Farmers Make Money from Wool - For the First Time in Thirty copy and video please copy paste these links into your browser: ..Copy: : on the farm, one of the toughest summer jobs is shearing the sheep. Not only is the work physically punishing, but for years farmers have seen it as a necessary evil - as the cost of shearing outweighs the price the wool can be sold for. Many sheep farmers burn their fleeces instead of sending them to being fleeced by the world market is at an end, as the global demand for wool is booming. One British farmer said: "This is the first time in thirty years that we'll turn a profit from our wool."..Sheep expert Richard Spencer, who has the largest flock of Shropshires in the country added: "The demand for wool from China and India is pushing up the price we can sell at - our revenue from the clip [shearing] will now exceed the shearing cost.".All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press. Tel: +44 (0)1335 Image. Fees charged will reflect previously agreed terms or space rates for individual publications, states or country.
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