What happened this week: The market is still searching for a clear direction. Tanners are still trying to squeeze raw material prices down and sellers are reasonably well sold forward and see no reason why...
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October 2009The Pipeline
27 October 2009
German Perspective—27.10.09
22 October 2009
US export sales for week ending 15.10.09
20 October 2009
15 October 2009
US export sales for week ending 01.10.09
13 October 2009
06 October 2009
02 October 2009
US export sales for week ending 24.09.09
27 October 2009
German Perspective—27.10.09
US Perspective—27.10.09
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comMarket activity and analysisBuyers returned in force during the week ended October 15, procuring a large volume of hides. The increased interest seemed to be primarily with...
22 October 2009
US export sales for week ending 15.10.09
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 666,100 pieces were up 62 percent from the previous week and from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hides sales of 666,400 pieces were primarily for China (333,000...
20 October 2009
Market Intelligence—20.10.09
MacroeconomicsIn the last two weeks the financial markets returned to the normal pattern we have seen since mid summer. The general consensus is that the crisis is behind us, although a number of experts...
German Perspective—20.10.09
What happened this week: The focus of the week was on Bologna leather fair Lineapelle, which gave the trade another chance to meet in an attempt to gather more information about the present state of the...
US Perspective—20.10.09
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comMarket activity and analysisThe market was extremely quiet on Monday with only one trade reported. A modest number of trades was reported at mixed prices on Tuesday. HNS spread...
15 October 2009
US export sales for week ending 01.10.09
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 382,600 pieces were down 28 percent from the previous week, but up 12 percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hides sales of 377,900 pieces were primary for China...
13 October 2009
German Perspective—13.10.09
What happened this week: The week was less active than the previous one. China, for the first part of the week at least, was on holiday, only returning from Wednesday onwards, with buyers checking to see if...
US Perspective—13.10.09
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThere was very little reporting on trades at the end of last week. Early reports from the US Hide Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) conference in Chicago on Thursday and...
06 October 2009
Market Intelligence—06.10.09
MacroeconomicsThere hasn’t been too much exiting news from the financial markets and the global economy in the last two weeks.A year has passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the market has seen...
German Perspective—06.10.09
What happened this week: This week was reasonably quiet again. A few flurries of sales, particularly to China, were seen as tanners took advantage of the sharp correction for cow prices that happened during...
US Perspective—06.10.09
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comMarket activity and analysisMarket activity was quiet on Monday. Most people were trying to get a feeling for which direction the market would take. Packer prices were mostly...
02 October 2009
US export sales for week ending 24.09.09
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 532,000 pieces, all whole cattle hides, were up 69 percent from the previous week and 95 percent from the prior four-week average. The primary buyers were China (300,700 pieces),...