What happened this week: It was the same procedure as every week, although one can sense the rising kill. There are whispers around the trade about higher volumes of hides and difficulty in placing them. In...
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November 2017The Pipeline
28 November 2017
German Perspective – 28.11.17
21 November 2017
US Perspective—21.11.17
14 November 2017
German Perspective - 14.11.17
07 November 2017
German Perspective - 07.11.17
28 November 2017
German Perspective – 28.11.17
US Perspective - 28.11.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Packers entered last week buoyed with confidence after decent sales. This left most members of the trade of the opinion that the momentum was slowly...
The Leather Pipeline - 28.11.17
Macroeconomics
We are increasingly impressed by how little the financial markets are being affected by general politics. The global economy is expanding, interest rates are low and the end of the ‘easy...
21 November 2017
US Perspective—21.11.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Members of the big packer trade report that last week started out with packers buoyed with confidence following a couple of weeks of...
German Perspective - 21.11.17
What happened this week: The final lap before the Christmas break begins and day by day one can realise that tanners have already begun to plan their break, and so have suppliers. Every hide supplier is now...
14 November 2017
German Perspective - 14.11.17
What happened this week: Groundhog Day! We haven’t seen periods like the last six months for decades, which is neither entirely good nor entirely bad. Prices are continuously under pressure except...
US Perspective - 14.11.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Packers entered last week buoyed with confidence following a strong week of sales. Some removed selections from their “public” offer...
The Leather Pipeline - 14.11.17
Macroeconomics
The focus of the political spotlight shifted from the European separatism to US President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia. Some influential international publications say American dominance...
07 November 2017
German Perspective - 07.11.17
What happened this week: November has begun and everybody in Europe is starting to realise that there are another six busy weeks ahead for us. The Christmas break will then see a general slowdown of activity...
US Perspective - 07.11.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Reports from members of the big packer trade claim packers started the week with offers unchanged from the previous couple of weeks. In the meantime,...