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29 November 2016

What happened this week: The situation is becoming a bit difficult again. After period in October when business was not easy but at least showed a certain seasonal rise in activity, interest has once again...

The Leather Pipeline - 29.11.16

Macroeconomics The financial markets are not dominating the headlines at the moment. It is still politics that are holding the media’s and public’s attention. The president-elect of the United...

US Perspective—29.11.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com For the most part offer lists were in line with the week prior with the exception of a minor, downward price adjustment on heavier-weight steer...

22 November 2016

German Perspective - 22.11.16

What happened this week: Pretty exciting times at the moment. It is however far less the hide market that is exciting and much more what is happening in the financial markets and in politics. The public is...

US Perspective—22.11.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers leave offer lists unchanged. Interest from buyers was unexpectedly light; most expressed no interest in buying hides at steady...

15 November 2016

German Perspective - 15.11.16

What happened this week: Time begins to fly. In the last quarter people begin to count the weeks until Christmas and the end of the calendar year and for many businesses the end of December is also the end of...

US Perspective—15.11.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week packers opted to leave offer lists unchanged, with the exception of removing offers of regular weight HTS and BRS due to dwindling numbers;...

The Leather Pipeline - 15.11.16

Macroeconomics The world has changed in the past week; one does not have to look very far for the headlines and the interesting subjects in politics and the economic and financial markets. The presidential...

08 November 2016

German Perspective - 08.11.16

What happened this week: After fantastic September weather October gave a pre-taste for the winter and November has started pretty nastily as well. Shoe and apparel sales were down by 7.7% in September and...

US Perspective—08.11.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com US packers started last week with offer lists fairly well populated with a full complement of selections offered, while looking for increases of...

01 November 2016

German Perspective - 01.11.16

What happened this week: The month of October has ended. This means that we are just a few weeks away from the Christmas break with not many weeks of production left. This year is not too kind to the holidays, ...

US Perspective—01.11.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from the big packer trade claim that there was moderate interest at the start of last week; however, when news reached buyers that packers had ...

The Leather Pipeline - 01.11.16

Macroeconomics The financial market is not very exciting at the moment. Almost all stock markets and commodity prices are range-trading and no major moves can be seen. Investors’ appetite to take big,...

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