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30 November 2006

US export sales for week ending 23/11/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 378,400 pieces were 47 per cent under the previous week and 32 per cent lower than the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 375,000 pieces were mainly...

28 November 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 24.11.06

What happened this week: Business is just moving along steadily. The general frame of activity has changed very little for quite a while. Furniture upholstery tanners are not doing too well at the moment and...

24 November 2006

US export sales for week ending 16/11/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 710,800 pieces were two and two-fifths times the previous week and 40 per cent higher than the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 707,900 pieces were...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 11/11/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep ...

22 November 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 17.11.06

What happened this week: This has been another pretty uneventful week. Market activity in Europe has remained fairly scarce. Most people involved are watching the strong performance of the US market with...

Christmas slowdown period in sight

Macroeconomics Towards the end of the year, little if any enthusiasm can be seen in relation to the macroeconomics. Most analysts’ projections for 2007 are a reduced forecast compared with 2006 forecasts,...

20 November 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 04/11/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep ...

17 November 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 10.11.06

What happened this week: In previous years, this period of the year would have been a really busy one, with high slaughter numbers and the tanning industry generally running in high gear. Although the...

US export sales for week ending 09/11/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 297,500 pieces were 59 per cent below the previous week and 42 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 293,800 pieces were mainly for...

10 November 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 28/10/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep ...

US export sales for week ending 02/11/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 720,600 pieces were 45 per cent above the previous week and double the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 714,700 pieces were mainly for China (291,700...

08 November 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 03.11.06

What happened this week: Another week has come to an end and almost nothing has changed. Demand remains steady, the leather industry is complaining with a full order book in hand, and the performance of the...

Time for change is still to come

Macroeconomics As far as fundamental economic data is concerned, we are theoretically living in a perfect world. Stock markets are performing well, oil prices have settled at around, or slightly below, the...

03 November 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 21/10/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep ...

US export sales for week ending 26/10/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 496,000 pieces were 6 per cent less than the previous week, but 58 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 492,000 pieces were mainly...

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