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Silk price soars as China's farmland shrinks

Source: Financial Times, 10th May 2010

Silk ties and handkerchiefs are forecast to rise in price after the cost of silk jumped to its highest level in at least 15 years as rapid industrialisation in China, the world's largest supplier, robs the sector of valuable farmland.

 


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