Earn higher yields! msiness LDS HIGH from page 153 rnational Ostrich Association — icts that the combined total of the companies will be about 20,000- )00 birds. By 1999, when other ich farms start producing, the total re for Israel will be around .00-50,000. Dstrich prices, particularly for se raised in Israel, are presently h. Each Israeli bird brings in a net 3me of approximately $630 — 0 for meat and $400 for skin. In th Africa, each bird brings in only ut $300. ,tan Hillman, general manager of Co., says. "One of the big ques- Its we have to ask ourselves is what 1 happen if skin prices fall. Maybe a people won't buy it anymore, ause it'll lose its snob value. Should lose this market for the middle- ss section?" Most industry experts believe, how- r, that meat prices and demand will vain steady. Aside from some 20 restaurants 09ss Israel that offer ostrich meat on menus, all the meat and skins 3duced in Israel is for export. "The ice is better abroad and ostrich isn't sher so we didn't want to fight with yone," says Or. Today, the main markets for Israeli zat are France, Italy, Spain and vitzerland. For skin, the most impor- market is the Far East, where qual- r is in demand. Other significant arkets are Europe and the United ates. There are many plans afoot to crease Israel's share of the world arket. Os.Co. and Zemach are now anning to begin marketing their trich meat abroad under one brand ame, Zemach-Os.Co., and other raeli farms may join in, once they !rt producing. Much of the slaugh- 4-ing and packing of meat is likely to e done at Zemach, which is opening state-of-the-art slaughter house. "We're the tail that wags the dog," kys Hillman. "Today our meat commands better ► ricer on the European market than outh African meat, but we have to ikrid our own niches by giving cus- omers the right service, packaging ind sizing, as well as quality." 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