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26 September 2007

The subprime crisis comes into the picture

MacroeconomicsThe financial and business world was and is still looking at the consequences of the subprime crisis in the USA. Like all bubbles this one also had to burst one day, and now it has. It’s just...

ACLE—the most important points

18.09.07MacroeconomicsThe financial market is still dealing mostly with the economic outlook in the US. Weaker than expected data from the job market supported opinions that the next move of the Federal...

Expectations in the build-up to ACLE

MARKET INTELLIGENCE — 04.09.07MacroeconomicsThe financial community is still hardly discussing anything other than the subprime crisis in the US, and the consequences for the international banking system.We...

24 September 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 21.09.07

What happened this week: The past week has been pretty quiet, with most people busy trying to understand and to analyse the market. While there is little dispute about the present situation, opinions about the ...

22 September 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 head Table 1: UK monthly...

21 September 2007

Actual slaughter under federal inspection for w/e 08/09/2007

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison...

17 September 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 14.09.07

What happened this week: For the week after the show in Shanghai, the sector was pretty much in a ‘sorting out’ mood and with many players returning from Asia most were busy with the paperwork that was waiting ...

15 September 2007

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 09/01/07

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Cattle Calves...

10 September 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 07.09.07

What happened this week: The All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai, which took place last week, traditionally marks the end of the summer season. Here, the trade normally gets the chance to see what the...

07 September 2007

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 08/25/07

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, August 25, 2007...

03 September 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 31.08.07

What happened this week: The week was pretty much the ‘non event’ we had expected. Although more people are slowly returning from their holidays and communications are starting up again, sales activity was...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 08/18/07

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. Week Ending Saturday, August 18, 2007...

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