CERS found that the wool from yaks under one year old was very soft and could be used as cashmere, yet, unaware of its potential value, nomads were selling it to local merchants for just RMB50 (around NT $ 230) a kilogram. The merchants would turn around and sell it to textiles merchants for triple the price.
學會研究發現，一歲以下犛牛的絨毛柔滑幼嫩，品質媲美喀什米爾羊毛，當地的商人卻僅以每公斤 50 元人民幣（合台幣約 230 元）的賤價，向不諳其中玄機的藏民收購，再以 3 倍的價格轉賣給織品商，獲取鉅額利潤。