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 October 2008 Monthly...
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November 2008The Pipeline
28 November 2008
Latest UK and Ireland Slaughter Statistics
25 November 2008
US export sales for week ending 13.11.08
18 November 2008
US export sales for week ending 06.11.08
11 November 2008
US export sales for week ending 30.10.08
04 November 2008
German Perspective—03.11.08
28 November 2008
Latest UK and Ireland Slaughter Statistics
25 November 2008
US export sales for week ending 13.11.08
U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 11/13/2008
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 516,600 pieces were up 7 percent from the
previous week and 41 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide
sales of...
German Perspective—25.11.08
What happened this week: The market is drowning in chaos and confusion. Hardly anyone still has a clear view of the way forward and, for many, the situation at the moment is no more than a race to the bottom...
US Perspective—25.11.08
Last week’s hide market ended with a steep adjustment in steer prices. The average steer price on the JPG was $44.75, down $11—nearly 20%—from last week’s average price of $55.75. This compares unfavorably...
18 November 2008
US export sales for week ending 06.11.08
U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 11/06/2008 Hides and Skins: Net sales of 484,500 pieces were up 16% from the previous week and 35% from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 453,400...
German Perspective—18.11.08
What happened this week: The shelter from the US dollar that the European market had enjoyed for such a long time has been blown away during this week. A number of people knew it was coming eventually, but not ...
US Perspective—18.11.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion—18.11.08Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe steer market has taken a sharp downturn over the last few weeks and this is particularly evident this week. Most steer...
Market Intelligence—18.11.08
MacroeconomicsNothing has changed in the past two weeks—at least not for the better. The financial markets have really had little chance to rest. The global system is still in deep trouble and all the efforts...
11 November 2008
US export sales for week ending 30.10.08
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 418,900 pieces were up two
and one-tenth times from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week
average. Whole cattle hide sales of 416,000 pieces were mainly for...
German Perspective—11.11.08
What happened this week: As we expected, this has been a pretty quiet week. It seems that the economic problems are now finally reaching everywhere throughout the supply chain and this, in combination with...
US Perspective—11.11.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comIn North America the situation is the same as it is globally, if not worse. The dollar being comparatively stronger against many of the...
04 November 2008
German Perspective—03.11.08
What happened this week: All eyes in the hides, skin and leather market were on Bologna in Italy this week for this autumn’s Lineapelle, the industry’s first major event since the earthquake in the financial...
US Perspective—03.11.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion—03.11.08Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe The North American story this week has been similar to that of the global market in that it is nearly dead quiet. The...
Market Intelligence—03.11.08
MacroeconomicsThe financial markets are giving us no chance to take a breath. Although we saw at the end of the period that stock markets were beginning to have some stability, all markets still remain very...