Mongolia Cashmere Industry Faces Difficulties, Natural Disasters Become The Main Cause

Mongolia is the second largest cashmere reserve country in the world.

Supply accounts for about 1/3 of the world's total.

Last year, according to the statistics of the Mongolia Wool and Cashmere Association in Mongolia, cashmere output in 2016 was 8500 tons, and it is expected to increase to 9000 tons in 2017.

However, in recent years, the Mongolia cashmere industry and the nomads of Mongolia cashmere goats are facing a major choice: Mongolia's animal husbandry index has increased rapidly, leading to the sharp decline of pasture and the desertification of the land.

At the same time, frequent winter severe weather also caused herdsmen grazing to survive.

There is a word in the Mongolian language called "dzud", which refers to the extreme cold and snow weather that caused the death of a large number of livestock.

Although "dzud" usually only attacks Mongolia once in ten years, the north of Mongolia has now reached a low temperature of 58 degrees Celsius for second years in a row.

According to statistics from the the Mongolia Red Cross Society, 168 thousand livestock died this winter, affecting the livelihoods of at least 265 thousand herdsmen.

As of mid May, the number of livestock deaths will climb to 300 thousand.

Nyamji Dolgosuren, 46, is one of tens of thousands of herdsmen affected by dzud this year.

Snow engulfed the valley of Khovsgol province in northern Mongolia where she and his family were located.

They need to save their own cashmere goats and let the weaker sheep stay in the warm Mongolia bag.

At present, more than 300 sheep and cashmere goats have died of 50.

Nyamji Dolgosuren said that his family has already owed about $200 in debt, and the cold winter is still going on.

The price of cashmere raw materials varies widely. The highest price her family sells is $24 per kilogram.

Cashmere manufacturers in Ulan Bator say that the quality of cashmere in the eastern provinces is higher and the price is higher.

This income is directly related to the livelihood of the herdsmen, so the number of cashmere goats in Mongolia steppe is increasing.

In 1990, the number of goats was about 4 million. By 2016, this figure had soared to 25 million.

This makes maintenance of pastures a problem. The increasing number of livestock, including cows, horses, goats, sheep and camels, will eat less grass each time, and pasture will not be able to grow again.

Mongolia is experiencing fluctuations in the price of cashmere raw materials, coupled with the fact that the country is experiencing economic recession.

Cashmere is currently quoted in the Khovsgol province of northern Mongolia for 18 to 32 dollars per kilogram.

"Though cashmere products are luxury goods in the global market, cashmere materials do not bring wealth to the herdsmen of the typical Mongolia family of four," said Ulziibodijav Jambal, founder of Bodio s, a Mongolia cashmere company.

If the herdsman had 1000 cashmere goats, he could get 300 kilos of cashmere each year.

Cashmere material is about 30 to 35 dollars per kilogram, which means that a herdsman family's annual income is about 9000 dollars.

If there are four people in a family, it means that the annual income of each family is only $2250.

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Yondonsambuu G., deputy director of the the Mongolian Wool and Cashmere Association, said: "40% to 60% of the average household income is related to the cashmere industry, and the best way to persuade herdsmen to develop diversified animal husbandry is to promote the development of the agricultural sector and establish the meat processing industry.

The current situation is that selling cashmere is the only way to make more money.

But from the government's point of view, they need to work hard to develop the meat processing industry so as to export meat.

If it works, the herdsmen industry will be diversified. Maybe we can control the quantity of cashmere goats.

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However, due to the different standards required by the meat industry, this dream will take at least ten years to achieve.

Ulziibodijav Jambal added: "the price of cashmere on the global market is declining because of its large supply.

Twenty years ago, China was the world's largest supplier - China produced more than 9000 tons of cashmere, and Mongolia was about 3000 tons.

Now China's supply has increased to about 20 thousand tons, and Mongolia has about 10 thousand tons.

The supply of Mongolia cashmere is 3 times the original price, and the price has slipped. "

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"Mongolia needs to focus on improving the quality of cashmere," said Erdenetuya Mangaljav, managing director of Sor Cashmere, Herm s's cashmere supplier.

China is the world's largest cashmere producer, and its quality is the best. Only 40% of Mongolia's cashmere is considered to be of high quality.

It is important for Mongolia to encourage herdsmen to focus on quality rather than quantity. "

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