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30 January 2007

What happened this week: There is still very little excitement in the hide market and the situation remains pretty much the same. Average quality hides of between 15-40 kg are still able to find a home ...

26 January 2007

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 13/01/2007

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine ...

US export sales for week ending 18/01/2007

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 350,400 pieces were 36 per cent below the previous week. Whole cattle hide sales of 346,200 pieces were mainly to China (142,000 pieces), South Korea (95,800 pieces),...

23 January 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 19.01.07

What happened this week: After last week’s market activity, things have been more ‘down-to-earth’ this week. However, not much has really changed yet as the balance of supply and demand is not out of order...

22 January 2007

Price situation remains stable in hides market

Macroeconomics Over the past two weeks, statistical data produced by the markets has been largely positive, confirming outlook predictions for 2007. Interest rates in the euro zone and Japan...

19 January 2007

US export sales for week ending 11/01/2007

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 547,800 pieces were 28 per cent above the previous week. Whole cattle hide sales of 539,100 pieces were mainly to China (257,700 pieces, including 5,300 pieces...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 06/01/2007

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine ...

17 January 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 05.01.07

What happened this week: With the two weeks of the holiday now over, things have returned to normality. And this did not only mean normalising slaughter and general company activities, it also meant that...

16 January 2007

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...

12 January 2007

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 30/12/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine ...

US export sales for week ending 04/01/2007

Hides and Skins: Net sales for the 2007 marketing year (which began January 1) were 428,800 pieces, including 424,600 pieces of whole cattle hides. The major buyers of whole cattle hides were...

Feedback reveals mixed feelings about future of pipeline

Macroeconomics The global financial market took a long break over the Christmas period, and not only in the western world, so very little of consequence happened. It was only at the end of the first week...

Friedrich Sturm Report - 05.01.07

What happened this week: The expectation that not much activity would take place in the last week of 2006 and the first week of 2007 turned out to be accurate. The phone calls we received this week confirmed...

05 January 2007

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 23/12/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine ...

US export sales for week ending 28/12/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 129,700 pieces, all of which were whole cattle hides, were 17 per cent below the previous week and 52 per cent lower than the prior 4-week average. The major buyers ...

03 January 2007

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 16/12/2006

Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep ...

US export sales for week ending 21/12/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 156,800 pieces were 40 per cent below the previous week and 52 per cent lower than the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 151,100 pieces were mainly for...

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