The week before Easter was pretty quiet, with everybody getting ready for the APLF fair in Hong Kong and many trying to take a break before the trip to Asia, if they had not already departed. We have known for ...
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March 2016The Pipeline
29 March 2016
German Perspective - 29.03.16
22 March 2016
German Perspective - 22.3.16
15 March 2016
German Perspective - 15.3.16
08 March 2016
01 March 2016
US Perspective—01.03.16
29 March 2016
German Perspective - 29.03.16
US Perspective—29.03.16
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Activity last week in the big packer market played out according to the expectations of the trade. Reports claim that the majority of packers opted...
22 March 2016
German Perspective - 22.3.16
What happened this week: Everybody is keen for the Easter break and for the APLF in Hong Kong next week (March 30 to April 1).
European hides sellers who need to export are finding conditions increasingly...
US Perspective - 22.3.16
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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The consensus amongst members of the big packer trade is there were not nearly as many interested buyers last week compared with the last few weeks;...
The Leather Pipeline - 22.3.16
Macroeconomics
There has been a lot of political and economic news over the past two weeks, but it has not had much influence on stock markets. The US presidential elections campaigns, the difficult...
15 March 2016
German Perspective - 15.3.16
What happened this week: The concerns we voiced about Chinese demand for cows before the Chinese New Year holidays seems to have been justified - the interest has vanished. Explanations are many, but the most...
US Perspective - 15.3.16
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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The consensus amongst members of the big packer trade is that interest slowed considerably last week compared with the past couple of weeks. However,...
08 March 2016
The Leather Pipeline - 08.03.16
Macroeconomics
The financial markets are not too active at the moment. The main focus is on politics. In Europe the potential exit of the UK from the European Union and the refugee policy are the dominating...
US Perspective—08.03.16
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Interest last week in the big packer trade was not nearly as robust as the week prior. According to various reports, there were not as many buyers...
German Perspective - 08.03.16
What happened this week: We are confronted with a massive discrepancy between what many reports and global suppliers are reporting and the daily realities. Fundamentally nothing has changed for a long time;...
01 March 2016
US Perspective—01.03.16
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Prices were steady to incrementally higher last week, as it appears packers were able to parlay interest on more popular selections into higher...