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31 May 2006

What happened this week: The market conditions still remain fixed by the same determiners as before. On the one hand tanners are showing mounting resistance to the current price levels and against higher...

26 May 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 13/05/2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 13/05/2006 Cattle Calves ...

US Export sales for week ending 18/05/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 593,700 pieces were up 2 per cent from the previous week, but 6 per cent below the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 609,500 pieces were mainly for...

23 May 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 19.05.06

What happened this week: The same old story—when the headlines tell you where the market is going, expect the exact opposite. This is what has happened this time with the US$ exchange rate. ‘Europhoria’...

22 May 2006

Economic concerns come to the forefront

Macroeconomics Two weeks ago, in the macroeconomic section of the report, we mentioned the fact that the financial community was ignoring some of the negative influences occurring in...

19 May 2006

US export sales for week ending 11/05/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 582,800 pieces were up 3 per cent from the previous week, but 1 per cent below the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 580,300 pieces were mainly for...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/05/06

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/05/2006 Cattle Calves ...

16 May 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 12.06.06

What happened this week: Well, it was another week where one could basically copy the previous week’s report. The US$ continued its descent and is now nudging towards the next magic figure of 1.30...

15 May 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 29/04/2006

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US Export sales for week ending 04/05/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 564,700 pieces were down 5 per cent from the previous week and 6 per cent below the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 560,900 pieces were mainly for...

10 May 2006

US dollar's decline affects market

Macroeconomics Right from the outset when we began this service offering information about the leather pipeline, we have always started the report with an overview of the financial and macroeconomic...

08 May 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 05.05.06

What happened this week: The tide has now turned. Despite all of the sales, the demand, and the forward positions, the currency factor is slowly coming into play. Some would argue that this only applies to...

05 May 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 22/04/2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 22/04/2006 Cattle Calves ...

US export sales for week ending 27/04/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 596,700 pieces were down 24 per cent from the previous week and 3 per cent below the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 549,300 pieces were...

02 May 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 28.04.06

What happened this week: Times are becoming a little more complicated–in Europe at least. The fundamental consensus of the trade has been quite optimistic after the strong demand and positive performance...

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...

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