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30 August 2005

What happened this week: It would need a fair bit of creativity to get any news worth mentioning out of this week. Activity was just a fraction better than in the weeks before and resulted in a few more hides...

Rising fuel prices fuel uncertainties

Macroeconomics The financial markets have delivered a number of conflicting indications over the past two weeks. And, as a consequence, most analysts cannot agree on a common opinion as ...

Latest UK and Ireland slaughter statistics

UK figures supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO). All figures expressed as ‘000 head ...

26 August 2005

US Export sales for week ending 18/08/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 572,000 pieces were two and one-tenth times the previous week and 46 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 560,400 pieces were mainly for China...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 13/08/05

St. Joseph, MO Thu Aug 25, 2005 USDA Market News Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/13/2005...

22 August 2005

Friedrich Sturm Report – 19/08/05

What happened this week: Once again, we could basically copy last week’s report for this week. Well, not quite, because the US$, which then looked to be so weak, has in fact recovered significantly and...

19 August 2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 06/08/05

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US Export sales for week ending 11/08/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 269,400 pieces were down 39 per cent from the previous week and 44 per cent below the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 238,700 pieces were mainly for...

17 August 2005

Trading remains light during holiday season

Macroeconomics The last two weeks produced a great deal of mixed financial data and everybody was left to interpret it in their own way. This resulted in quite a few puzzling developments....

Friedrich Sturm Report - 12.08.05

What happened this week: If you are a fundamentally positive person and an optimist, it was possible to trace some of the improved activity expected for this week. However, if you were in a miserable mood, it...

12 August 2005

Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 30/07/05

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US Export Sales for Week Ending 04/08/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 437,700 pieces were up 10 per cent from the previous week, but down 2 per cent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 434,300 pieces were mainly for China...

08 August 2005

Fridrich Sturm Report 05.08.05

What happened this week: As one could have predicted, we saw one of the weeks with the lowest activity so far this year. The peak holiday season in Europe plus some holidays in Asia left only scattered...

Friedrich Sturm Report – 29.07.05

What happened this week: We have now definitely arrived at the low season of the summer. Business and sales have not come to a complete standstill, but trading is becoming more and more incidental at the...

Future looks more promising 29.07.05

Macroeconomics There is more and more of a holiday mood in the financial markets and activity is becoming thinner and thinner with transactions becoming more incidental rather than driven by any ...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal inspection for W/E 23/07/05

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05 August 2005

US export sales for week ending 28/07/05

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 401,200 pieces slipped 13 per cent from the previous week and 19 per cent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 393,800 pieces were mainly for...

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