What happened this week: The European market is still searching for a fair level of valuation. After the decline of the US dollar and the fall of prices in the US, sales into Asia were not that easy. Looking...
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March 2009The Pipeline
31 March 2009
German Perspective—31.03.09
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23 March 2009
German Perspective—24.03.09
17 March 2009
US Perspective—17.03.09
11 March 2009
US export sales for week ending 26.02.09
10 March 2009
German Perspective—10.03.09
05 March 2009
Latest UK and Ireland Slaughter Statistics
03 March 2009
German Perspective—03.03.09
31 March 2009
German Perspective—31.03.09
US Perspective—31.03.09
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe market ended the week with a modest amount of trades reported. Steer prices were in line with earlier reports, with most between $26 ...
26 March 2009
Market Intelligence - 24.03.09
MacroeconomicsThe last two weeks have continued to prove the miserable state the global economy is still in. Large corporations still struggle to stand up against the wind and, in particular, industrial...
US Perspective—24.03.09
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion—24.03.09Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThere was a moderate amount of trades this week. Although there were some higher priced trades reported, the market by week’s...
23 March 2009
German Perspective—24.03.09
GERMAN PERSPECTIVE—24.03.09What happened this week: The optimism of many suppliers in Europe got a wake-up call this week. The freefall of the US dollar, which resulted in a gain of up to 7% for the euro,...
17 March 2009
US Perspective—17.03.09
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comBetter than expectedThis has certainly been an interesting week with a confluence of economic events providing the best news for a long...
German Perspective—17.03.09
What happened this week: At least for the moment the concerns displayed last week are being confirmed.Activity during this week was very limited. Asian buyers see the desperate sellers from the US and let them ...
11 March 2009
US export sales for week ending 26.02.09
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 191,500 pieces were down 67 percent from the previous week and 58 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 183,800 pieces--a marketing-year...
10 March 2009
German Perspective—10.03.09
GERMAN PERSPECTIVE—10.03.09What happened this week: We cannot see that the situation is getting much clearer. There remains a large discrepancy between prices in the various markets and, depending on the main...
US Perspective—10.03.09
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion—10.03.09Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comUnemployment in the US in February increased to 8.1% from January’s 7.6%, the highest since 1983. The US Department of Labor...
Market Intelligence - 10.03.09
MacroeconomicsThe long road of economic descent has not yet reached the end; some even think the speed at which we are going downhill is still accelerating because the news is still quite frightening. Concerns ...
05 March 2009
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 January 2008 Monthly...
03 March 2009
German Perspective—03.03.09
What happened this week: The market this week entered into what we would call rather chaotic conditions. We are experiencing a situation of complete disorder with little market logic and no rational price...
US Perspective—03.03.09
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comCourageous moveAfter much anticipation from the industry, a bold and exciting move by National Beef to enter the wet blue tanning...