Ranchers Worry As Demand For Sheep Declines

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Over the last 20 years, the number of sheep in the U.S. has been cut in half. Today, the domestic sheep herd is one-tenth the size it was during World War II. Consumers are eating less lamb and using less wool these days. Those trends have left ranchers to wonder: When are we going to hit bottom?

Source: http://www.npr.org/2013/10/21/238899518/ranchers-worry-as-demand-for-sheep-declines?ft=1&f=3
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