<P> The second, or crust stage involves 10 steps, with side trimming and finer cutting, dyeing and drying to produce "crust" leather product . This when it is measured, after drying . The third stage of "finishing" ostrich leather begins with conditioning to soften it, staking, and various other applications making 11 steps including grading, measuring and packing . </P> <P> Because it is expensive to manufacture all three processes, countries that produce ostrich skins on a smaller scale, export them at the "raw" and "crust" stages . South Africa is an important processor of finished skins for the main leather manufacturers in Japan . Other African countries engaged in ostrich skin processing are Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana . Botswana markets directly to South African tanneries . </P> <P> South African tanneries receives about 200,000 skins a year from the ostrich abattoirs of the region and from elsewhere in the world it receives around 15, 000 skins . South African tanneries export around 90% of its finished leather to manufacturers in Europe and East Asia where it is made into gloves, wallets, hand bags, shoes, luggage, upholstery and sports goods . The remaining 10% goes to South African manufacturers of the same range of items . </P> <P> Ostrich skins, like crocodile skins, are graded by the centimetre as they are sold in small measurements . </P>

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