The European Union is the world's largest producer and consumer of fur. In the European Union it is estimated that the fur sector employs 225,000 people - directly and indirectly. Some 8,500 European businesses are engaged directly or indirectly in the production of fur. There are around 300 specialist furriers in Moscow alone and fur sections in just about every department store. Greece is the leading manufacturer of fur clothing in the European Union.
China is the world's largest exporter of fur clothing.
In 1999 EU farmed fur production was estimated to have been worth EUR 680m. Farmed mink is the staple of the fur sector. All Rights Reserved. Copying or reproduction of this page to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is expressly prohibited.