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February 2013

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26 February 2013
US US Perspective—26.02.13
DE German Perspective - 26.02.13
19 February 2013
US US Perspective—19.02.13
DE German Perspective - 19.02.13
Market Intelligence - 19.02.13
12 February 2013
US US Perspective—12.02.13
DE German Perspective - 12.02.13
06 February 2013
Market Intelligence - 05.02.13
US US Perspective—05.02.13
05 February 2013
DE German Perspective—05.02.13

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26 February 2013
Market
US Perspective—26.02.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from members of the cowhide trade are claiming a decent week of interest as well as trading. According to various sources, nearly all...
Market
German Perspective - 26.02.13
What happened this week: For us, this past week was pretty uneventful. It started reasonably well with tanners in Asia returning from their new year holidays. Some of them were willing to take a handful of...
19 February 2013
Market
US Perspective—19.02.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Interest on big packer hides slowed as we moved toward the end of last week. The majority of sources we spoke with claimed it appeared the...
Market
German Perspective - 19.02.13
What happened this week: With most of Asia being on holiday this past week the market had to focus on the European part of the business. However, considering the tanning side there was also nothing doing,...
Market
Market Intelligence - 19.02.13
Macroeconomics The last two weeks were determined by discussions on how nations can increase tax revenues. In public this is called ‘fair’ taxation. In the West it is basically a discussion on how ...
12 February 2013
Market
US Perspective—12.02.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers offer the more hides than at any time in the last couple of months, with some packers even offering hides for second half of...
Market
German Perspective - 12.02.13
What happened this week: This week was determined by three major influences: the almost complete absence of Asian buyers, a reasonably strong demand for male hides in Europe and the sudden recovery of the US...
06 February 2013
Market
Market Intelligence - 05.02.13
Macroeconomics On the financial markets we have seen quite a lot of movement in the past weeks. Financial investors obviously took the first two weeks of the New Year to discuss and decide on their strategies ...
Market
US Perspective—05.02.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Interest last week on big packer hides and on cowhides slowed considerably, as expected with the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. As far as trading...
05 February 2013
Market
German Perspective—05.02.13
What happened this week: The week started with everybody talking about higher prices, and the central European trade preparing for the next round of abattoir buying under the impression that only one thing can ...