Temporary resource availability and quality constraints in the global leather value chain - The impact of the festival of sacrifice on the leather industry in Bangladesh

► Eid-ul-Azha has negative impact on production and processing of raw hides and skins. ► Religious requirements for sacrificial animals engender systemic trust. ► Temporary middlemen lack experience and competences to assess quality and price. ► Temporary middlemen benefit from systemic trust despite low capabilities. ► Temporary middlemen constrain competitiveness of downstream actors of leather chain.