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October 2008

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31 October 2008
GB Latest UK and Ireland Slaughter Statistics
US US export sales for week ending 23.10.08
28 October 2008
DE German Perspective—28.10.08
US US Perspective—28.10.08
24 October 2008
US US export sales for week ending 16.10.08
21 October 2008
Market Intelligence—21.10.08
DE German Perspective—21.10.08
US US Perspective—21.10.08
17 October 2008
US US export sales for week ending 09.10.08
14 October 2008
DE German Perspective—14.10.08
US US Perspective—14.10.08
10 October 2008
US US export sales for week ending 02.10.08
07 October 2008
Market Intelligence—07.10.08
DE German Perspective—07.10.08
US US Perspective—07.10.08
03 October 2008
US US export sales for week ending 25.09.08

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31 October 2008
Market
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 September 2008 Monthly...
Market
US export sales for week ending 23.10.08
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 195,700 pieces, all whole cattle hides, were down 53 percent from the previous week and 55 percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales—a marketing-year...
28 October 2008
Market
German Perspective—28.10.08
What happened this week: If people are looking for some kind of excitement, now is a great time either to be involved in the financial sector or to be trading in raw materials. The hide and skin business is...
Market
US Perspective—28.10.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comMuch like the global community, North American markets have been extremely quiet this week with little business being reported. The...
24 October 2008
Market
US export sales for week ending 16.10.08
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 419,800 pieces were up four percent from the previous week, but down 13 percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 418,500 pieces were mainly for China...
21 October 2008
Market
Market Intelligence—21.10.08
MacroeconomicsWith all the drama in the financial markets, we can only wonder how many more upsets there will be. Too much has happened to keep track of individual economic events now. Whenever it seems the...
Market
German Perspective—21.10.08
What happened this week: These are exciting times. Drama in the financial markets continues and it is starting to spill over into the hide market in a big way. The situation is starting to get out of control...
Market
US Perspective—21.10.08
North American pricing has definitely softened this week with the big packers lowering their asking prices to accommodate the decrease in demand. The slaughter has curtailed this week and this could be a...
17 October 2008
Market
US export sales for week ending 09.10.08
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 404,700 pieces were down two percent from the previous week and 20 percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 386,900 pieces were mainly for China...
14 October 2008
Market
German Perspective—14.10.08
What happened this week: Well, we are again at a point where it makes little sense to think about a review of the market as the global community is pretty much paralysed by what is happening in the financial...
Market
US Perspective—14.10.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe North American markets have been quiet this week as many have been watching the stock market go south. The wait and see approach is...
10 October 2008
Market
US export sales for week ending 02.10.08
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 414,700 pieces were down 20% from the previous week and 13% from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 399,700 pieces were mainly for China (211,200 pieces),...
07 October 2008
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Market Intelligence—07.10.08
MacroeconomicsThe global financial turmoil has not calmed down and the drama continues. The ambitious US rescue programme was only passed and implemented last Friday and, in this case, one has to accept the...
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German Perspective—07.10.08
What happened this week: A pretty strange week has come to an end. Around the globe a number of holidays were taking place. The month of Ramadan drew to a close and in China most people and enterprises took...
Market
US Perspective—07.10.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comNews this week from North America is not very different from last week. Cows and bulls are hard sells at the moment and business is...
03 October 2008
Market
US export sales for week ending 25.09.08
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 515,000 pieces were down 13 per cent from the previous week, but up seven per cent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 508,100 pieces were mainly for...