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20 December 2016

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers step up their efforts to stem the decline in prices and popular opinion is that trading levels for the most part last week were...

German Perspective - 20.12.16

What happened this week: Christmas is around the corner but it is still business as usual everywhere. In Europe the last deliveries of chilled hides are collected and will be sent to the drums on Wednesday of...

13 December 2016

US Perspective—13.12.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, packers started with offer lists that closely resembled the week prior’s, while asking prices were steady to...

The Leather Pipeline - 13.12.16

Macroeconomics We still remember the time during the summer when the political and financial world had very little to offer in terms of information and entertainment. Well, one can’t complain now. Since ...

German Perspective - 13.12.16

What happened this week: Office activity is going into the final lap of the year and this means that things are getting pretty hectic. People are trying to prepare for Christmas and this year Christmas Eve...

06 December 2016

German Perspective - 06.12.16

What happened this week: The end of the year is close. In this part of the world this means a slowdown in business. For most, the year is done and what has gone well or wrong in the past eleven months...

US Perspective—06.12.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers started the week with offer lists for the most part that were unchanged with the week prior, conveying a message to buyers that the market...

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