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Last week saw the US big packer market start out on a slow foot. Offers from packers were minimal, while for the most part asking prices were higher...
Intelligence
January 2013The Pipeline
29 January 2013
US Perspective—29.01.13
German Perspective—29.01.13
What happened this week: This week you could tell that the Chinese New Year holidays were approaching quickly. Most operations began to wind down and administration teams are mainly busy preparing final...
22 January 2013
US Perspective—22.01.13
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Reports from members of the big packer trade claim that trading eased as we moved toward the end of last week. According to sources, one of the...
German Perspective—22.01.13
What happened this week: There was nothing special about the week. Business picked up and sales activity was pretty steady and regular again. Currency is still taking some of the beauty away, but one cannot...
15 January 2013
US Perspective—15.01.13
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The first couple week of trading in 2013 have resembled the last quarter of 2012, with big packer and cowhide prices continuing to find enough support ...
German Perspective—15.01.13
What happened this week: Well, it was a week of mixed emotions. As expected the first real working week of 2013 started pretty quietly. Many European tanners were cleaning their desks up on Monday and Tuesday...
08 January 2013
Market Intelligence - 08.01.13
Macroeconomics
The financial markets started to clean up for the end of 2012 in the week between Christmas and new year. With almost the entire previous week of the year being closed for holidays around the...
US Perspective—08.01.13
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Reports from members of the big packer trade share that there were a few buyers in the market looking for hides but that the start to the new year...
German Perspective—08.01.13
What happened this week: We wish all our friends and readers a very happy new year and lots of success to manage the problems of the hide market in the year ahead. Like every year one thinks that the next one...