Marin County Sheep and Wool Preliminary Market and Industry Assessment – Executive Summary

This executive summary examines Marin County’s sheep and wool industry and the potential for expanding regional wool processing and markets. Prepared by ERA Economics, the assessment looks at current production, the wool supply chain, market conditions, processing gaps, and opportunities for local producers. It identifies opportunities to strengthen Marin’s wool economy through local and specialty markets, expanded aggregation and processing, grazing, improved wool quality, and greater producer coordination, while recognizing the economic and regulatory challenges of developing large-scale processing infrastructure.