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17 December 2013

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers start the week with intentions of trying to hold prices steady. However, by the middle of the week, packers begrudgingly...

German Perspective - 17.12.13

What happened this week: The week began with disappointment on the buying side. With the weak US dollar and the holiday season ahead, trade in the pruchasing round for December, and in particular for cows and...

10 December 2013

German Perspective - 10.12.13

What happened this week: We are beginning to approach the end of the calendar year. Shipments will soon be interrupted for about two to three weeks and resume only in the last days of 2013 for arrival after...

US Perspective—10.12.13

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Sellers were a bit more willing to negotiate prices in the second half of last week and popular opinion is that there was a fair number of hides...

The leather pipeline - 10.12.13

Macroeconomics The year 2013 is slowly winding down. Christmas cards are prepared and also the financial community is not really willing to take any serious position any more. There is not much happening at...

03 December 2013

German perspective - 3.12.13

What happened this week: This was a week could be called a 'non-event'. The general mood of the market in many sectors is beginning to shift. For the first time in weeks, people were willing to discuss...

US perspective - 3.12.13

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week was not a very active week of trading in the big packer trade. According to various reports, several of the packers had offer lists that...

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