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20 December 2005

2006 holds promise

MARKET INTELLIGENCE Macroeconomics 2005 is coming to a close and the financial community is also starting to wind down. However, before the slowdown happened we still...

19 December 2005

Friedrich Sturm Report - 16.12.05

What happened this week: There is more and more of a holiday mood in the trade. While in Europe people are mainly busy winding the activities down, Asian tanners were a bit more active this week. The...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 03/12/2005

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US export sales for week ending 08/12/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 181,200 pieces were 57 per cent below the previous week and 43 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 190,300 pieces were mainly for China...

12 December 2005

Friedrich Sturm Report - 09.12.05

What happened this week: It is pretty much the same as the last few weeks. Market activity remains subdued for various reasons: the seasonal break ahead of us, a holiday on Thursday in the southern parts...

09 December 2005

U.S. export sales for week ending 12/1/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 425,800 pieces were 57% above the previous week and 24% over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 417,100 pieces were mainly for China (181,800...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/26/2005

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06 December 2005

Uncertainty remains over taxes, holiday period

Macroeconomics The last two weeks again confirmed that the US economy remains on a robust footing. GDP for the third quarter was revised to a 4.3% increase and the job market figures, also...

05 December 2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 19/11/2005

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US Export sales for week ending 24/11/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 271,300 pieces were 1 per cent short of the previous week and 29 per cent below the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 263,100 pieces were mainly for China ...

Friedrich Sturm Report - 02.12.05

What happened this week: This was the third week in a row where market activity was neither here nor there. Activity was once again mainly coincidental trading and the only regular sales were seen in the...

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