Tens of Million turnover of Frog Skin Processing

In order to meet the tastes of the market, many manufacturers have been offering fashion products like bags and wallets with a unique model and is made of quality materials. To produce an excellent product, they often use animal skin as a raw material products.
Some of the skins of animals that have been frequently used, such as snake skin, crocodile, and cattle. However, it still rarely use the frog skin as a raw material products.
One of the producers who use the frog skin as a raw material products are Cadusa, The Exotic Leather Indonesiaz of Yogyakarta. These business owners, Ditto Wahyutomo say, the manufacture of leather fashion products is still relatively new frog. "The skin of this frog I used as materials for handbags and wallets," he explained.
Because the use of frog skin are rare, he claimed, the product bag and wallet is different from the others. "At least it's become the hallmark of my product," he said.
According to Ditto, the use of frog skin as the manufacture of bags and purses are not easy. Need special expertise in treating skin toads so exciting and has an exotic impression. "In addition, the frog is also difficult to obtain supplies," he said.
During this time, he got a supply of frogs from Papua and Kalimantan. Ditto claims to have started this business since 2005.
Apart from frog skin, it also uses the skins of other animals as raw materials, such as crocodile and goat skin. Besides bags and purses, it also manufactures jackets and shoes.
The resulting variety of fashion products that start from Rp 250,000 - Rp 10 million per fruit. Ditto claims could rake in an average turnover of up to Rp 50 million per month.
However, if there are exhibitions, turnover could reach Rp 70 million. Typically, Ditto to the show three times a year.
Its customers come from several areas in Indonesia, including Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Palembang, Bengkulu, and Makassar. He said, leather craft business from these animals a good prospect.
Martini, owner Bagpose from Bandung, West Java agrees, purse or wallet craft demand is high enough. Martini its own focus on producing bags and purses made of cowhide.
He membanderol homemade bags ranging from Rp 300,000 to Rp 800,000 per fruit. While the purse is priced from Rp 100,000 to Rp 300,000 per fruit. "My biggest customer a lot coming from Jakarta," says Martini.