What happened this week: This week was again a bit awkward. Most of the market is seriously trying to stabilise, which is in the interest of most players. Prices were too high and this was known by most, but...
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May 2014The Pipeline
27 May 2014
German Perspective - 27.05.14
US Perspective—27.05.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Reports from various sources claim interest slowed considerably towards the end of last week and by lunchtime on Friday afternoon, many members of...
The Leather Pipeline - 27.05.14
Macroeconomics
The world continues to deal more with political issues and tensions than with the standard data: the Ukraine crisis, riots in Vietnam, Boko Haram blasting innocent people in Nigeria, the...
20 May 2014
German Perspective - 20.5.14
What happened this week: It was a week that was far more exciting than we were expecting at the beginning. After the large correction of prices for dairy cows at the end of last week and the larger block deals ...
US Perpective - 20.5.14
Members of the big packer trade report sales last week were not nearly as brisk as the week prior. The consensus of the trade is it is likely the sales listed on this week’s USDA Export Sales Report will ...
13 May 2014
German Perspective – 13.5.14
What happened this week: After last week, where one had the excuse of the holidays, this week had to be considered to be a normal one with a normal valuation of the market activity and players had to face the...
US Perspective – 13.5.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Prices of US big packer hides succumbed to pressure last week and by the time the week was over, prices were down anywhere from $2-$4, depending on...
The Leather Pipeline - 13.5.14
Macroeconomics
The financial community watched with interest the meeting of the European Central Bank last week, waiting for decisions regarding interest rates. Despite the low inflation and the strong euro,...
06 May 2014
US Perspective—06.05.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
In the big packer trade, prices remained under pressure again last week. Unfortunately for packers, the fact that most of Asia and Europe celebrated...
German Perspective - 06.05.14
What happened this week: It was one of these weeks that are interrupted by many holidays around the world and where the Northern hemisphere enjoys the days of spring and many take the chance for a few days...