MacroeconomicsThe financial world is still dealing with the same problems we have been seeing for a while. The financial crisis in Greece is still the dominating topic in Europe. However, since Greece is one...
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February 2010The Pipeline
23 February 2010
19 February 2010
US export sales for week ending 11.02.10
16 February 2010
German Perspective—16.02.10
15 February 2010
US export sales for week ending 04.02.10
09 February 2010
04 February 2010
US export sales for week ending 28.01.10
02 February 2010
German Perspective—02.02.10
23 February 2010
Market Intelligence—23.02.10
German Perspective—23.02.10
What happened this week: Last week was as slow as expected as far as trading and activity were concerned. Some uncovered production needs were still around, but this was mostly in Europe and mainly related to...
US Perspective—23.02.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion – 23.02.10Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThere was no Jacobsen report last Monday because of the President’s Day holiday. Market activity was very slow on Tuesday...
19 February 2010
US export sales for week ending 11.02.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 489,100 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, up 20 percent from the previous week and eight percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 487,200...
16 February 2010
German Perspective—16.02.10
What happened this week: The further the week progressed, the more things started to calm down. The upcoming carnival week in Europe and the Chinese New Year holidays in Asia were setting their traps and it...
US Perspective—16.02.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe hide market certainly appeared to be less active last week than the previous several weeks, although there continued to be business...
15 February 2010
US export sales for week ending 04.02.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 408,000 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, down 26 percent from the previous week. Whole cattle hide sales of 404,100 pieces were primarily for China (191,500 pieces),...
09 February 2010
Market Intelligence—09.02.10
MacroeconomicsThe financial markets are now being shaken almost daily with both good and bad news, and this is reflected in the reports and opinions reported in the media.Most of the numbers published indicate ...
German Perspective—09.02.10
What happened this week: Demand remains strong and not all requests can be satisfied. There are not enough hides available to fulfil the short-term needs and the lower kills are adding to the present...
US Perspective—09.02.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion – 09.02.10Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comIt was a rather quiet Monday with not a lot of activity reported. The general consensus seemed to be that the market had...
04 February 2010
US export sales for week ending 28.01.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 552,200 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, up 31 percent from the previous week. Whole cattle hide sales of 545,800 pieces were primarily for China (302,900 pieces), South ...
02 February 2010
German Perspective—02.02.10
What happened this week: Too many EU tanners had not replenished their stocks in time and waited until the leather orders arrived. When they got them at the end of 2009 they did not see any margins with the...
US Perspective—02.02.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comMarket activity and analysisThe market was quiet on Monday with only a small number of trades reported. A processor NHNDC reported at...