Dekho, Agra ka footwear export industry ekdum sankat mein hai. Iske peeche sabse bade reasons hain West Asia mein chal raha conflict aur wahan se badhti hui costs, upar se U.S. ke tariffs ne toh pehle hi pareshaan kar rakha tha.
West Asia mein jo jung chal rahi hai na, usne supply chains ko puri tarah tod diya hai aur uncertainty ka mahaul bana diya hai. Iska seedha impact Agra ke export business par ho raha hai. Aur jo U.S. ke tariffs pehle se lage the, unhone toh profits ko pehle hi kam kar diya tha, ab market access bhi kam ho gaya hai.
Ab toh raw materials aur manufacturing ke costs bhi badh gaye hain. Jab ek taraf market mil nahi rahi aur doosri taraf kharcha badh raha hai, toh Agra ke shoe makers ka jo saal ka export revenue tha, jo pehle ₹3,000 crore se lekar ₹4,000 crore ke beech mein tha, woh ab bade khatre mein aa gaya hai. Lagta hai poora sector hi mushkil mein hai.
