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29 August 2006

US exports sales for week ending 17/08/06

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 473,700 pieces were 2 per cent below the previous week, but 3 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 473,400 pieces were mainly for China...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 12/08/2006

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Market direction remains unclear

MARKET INTELLIGENCE Macroeconomics Most of the interesting news of the last few weeks has been about the US economy as almost all of the statistical data seems to confirm that the US economy is slowing...

Friedrich Sturm Report - 25.08.06

What happened this week: The market this week started with a sort of ‘big bang’ with the news of an outbreak of ‘Blue Tongue’ disease in Holland and the border regions of Belgium and Germany. Since the...

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 Table 1: UK...

18 August 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 05/08/2006

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17 August 2006

US export sales for week ending 10/08/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 482,500 pieces were 24 per cent above the previous week and 17 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 482,400 pieces were mainly for...

16 August 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 11.08.06

What happened this week: The seasonal slow pace of the summer continues and the history of the past three to four weeks is repeating itself. There has not been much business activity and again the...

September activity to end uncertainty in Leather Pipeline

Macroeconomics There is still very little happening in the general macroeconomic world. The headlines in the past two weeks have continued to be dominated by the war between Israel and Lebanon...

11 August 2006

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 29/07/2006

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10 August 2006

US export sales for week ending 03/08/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 388,400 pieces were 25 per cent below the previous week and 11 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 381,000 pieces were mainly for...

08 August 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 04.08.06

What happened this week: Not much happened again this week, as has been the pattern over the summer months. The old story of no input and no output has been repeating itself. Once again, there would be much...

04 August 2006

US export sales for week ending 27/07/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 518,800 pieces were 14 per cent above the previous week and 36 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 516,400 pieces were mainly for...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 22/07/2006

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03 August 2006

Friedrich Sturm Report - 28.07.06

What happened this week: We are now entering peak holiday season in Europe and this was reflected in this week’s business. Sales could be affected but, due to the low kill and uncertainty about the future, ...

Activity slows during holiday period

Macroeconomics The hot weather has set in and the summer period continues to have an affect on the general global economy. The most significant event at the moment is the ongoing political...

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