What happened this week: All eyes were focussed on the Lineapelle in Bologna. The number of visitors was not too bad although as usual the first and the last day were much less attended. However, a lot of...
Intelligence
October 2011The Pipeline
25 October 2011
German Perspective - 25.10.11
18 October 2011
German Perspective—18.10.11
11 October 2011
US Perspective—11.10.11
04 October 2011
US Perspective - 04.10.11
25 October 2011
German Perspective - 25.10.11
US Perspective - 25.10.11
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Big packer and cow hide prices slipped anywhere from $1-$3 last week depending on the selection, as sellers exhibiting larger than usual show...
18 October 2011
German Perspective—18.10.11
What happened this week: The week after the Chinese mid-autumn holidays did not deliver the activity many were hoping for. At the start of the week there was some interest and the US dollar was still...
US Perspective—18.10.11
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Sentiment in the big packer trade is that all packers participated in trading at lower levels late last week in order to move volume. Sources are not ...
Market Intelligence—18.10.11
Macroeconomics
At the moment the financial markets are still not reflecting a clear picture of the economic situation. Fundamentally nothing has change, at least not for the better. The dept crisis is not...
11 October 2011
US Perspective—11.10.11
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
First and foremost we would like to offer our sincerest congratulations to Fred Locke, formerly vice-president of hide sales for Tyson Fresh Meats,...
German Perspective—11.10.11
What happened this week: The market still fails to present a clear picture, and we see the reasons for this in politics rather than market realities. Many people dream that the market and prices can be...
04 October 2011
US Perspective - 04.10.11
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Reports from members of the big packer trade are claiming a difficult week of trading, complicated by a general lack of offers from packers,...
Market Intelligence - 04.10.11
Macroeconomics
The financial markets continue to be trapped by the weak performance of the US economy and the uncertainties of the EU debt crisis. Although more and more countries in the EURO are...
German Perspective - 04.10.11
What happened this week: Another week where things are neither here nor there. The Chinese customer bases – today the largest for our material – were already winding up for their holiday week starting this...