Will Fashionistas Embrace the Alpaca Boom?
by Dierdre Kennedy
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Day to Day, September 18, 2006 · Some American ranchers are banking on alpaca, an exotic animal, to provide the fiber for today's fashions. Some breeders in Ohio swear the alpaca business has boosted their retirement income by hundreds of thousands of dollars. But others worry the trend hasn't caught on with the U.S. public.
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