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27 June 2005

What happened this week: Trading and the market became more and more difficult to understand. The US$ hasn’t let us down this week and recovered well from the lower levels seen on the previous Friday, although ...

24 June 2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/06/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 01/06/2005...

US export sales for week ending 16/06/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 639,500 pieces were 39 per cent above the previous week and 36 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 619,700 pieces were mainly for China...

23 June 2005

Latest UK and Irish slaughter statistics

UK figures Supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO). Table 1: UK monthly slaughter...

20 June 2005

Side leather continues to do well

Macroeconomics The euro is - for the moment at least – in a phase of adjustment. Within the last two weeks it fell to about 1.20 against the dollar and has failed to break this mark even after the EU...

Friedrich Sturm Report 17.06.05

What happened this week: After quite a lacklustre week it was followed again by some more activity this week. The firmer US$ is finally focusing more and more interest on European hides again and many...

17 June 2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/06/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/04/2005...

US export sales for week ending 09/06/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 459,200 pieces were 11 per cent above the previous week and 3 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 428,200 pieces were mainly for China...

13 June 2005

Friedrich Sturm Report - 10.06.05

What happened last week: It is quite difficult to describe last week, as the sentiment differed from the hard facts. It certainly left a quiet impression by Friday afternoon but the contract book offered a...

10 June 2005

US export sales for week ending 02/06/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 415,700 pieces were 29 per cent below the previous week and 10 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 395,700 pieces were mainly for China...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 28/05/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/28/2005...

06 June 2005

EU referendums create chaotic market

Macroeconomics Over the past two weeks we have been given a true demonstration of how sick the patient called Europe has become in recent years. The idea of a united Europe has clearly failed ...

Friedrich Sturm Report - 03.06.05

What happened last week: For those in Europe in particular, last week was influenced more by the EU referendum and its effects on the currency market than on the hide industry. On Monday, there was a...

03 June 2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 21/05/2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 21/05/2005...

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