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29 August 2017

What happened this week: The paralysis continues. The general routine of talking about ‘a market’ continues, but it is difficult to find anything that would justify describing the present situation ...

US Perspective—29.08.17

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The number of people still in the US dwindled as last week progressed. This has popular opinion of the trade that it was a lacklustre, disappointing...

22 August 2017

German Perspective - 22.8.17

What happened this week: The holiday period is in the final lap and European tanners are slowly beginning to return to their factories. For most, there is still one more week of holidays, but some of the...

US Perspective - 22.8.17

Courtesy of www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers saw a decent amount of interest last week with a decent number of hides sold. They appear as if they “drew a line in the sand”, refusing to pursue...

The Leather Pipeline - 22.8.17

Macroeconomics At the end of last week, terrorist attacks in Spain destroyed the relaxed holiday mode and dominated headlines. Visitors from many countries were among the casualties, and this is what the...

15 August 2017

US Perspective—15.08.17

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from the big packer trade said offers were a mixed bag last week. According to sources, some packers refrained from offering wet salted hides, ...

German Perspective - 15.08.17

What happened this week: Agony might be the best word to use to describe market activity in Europe this summer. The heat in the south and the mixed conditions in the north are keeping holidaymakers busy...

08 August 2017

US Perspective - 08.08.17

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, packers surprised the trade by lowering their asking prices at the start of the week. This action shocked most...

German Perspective - 08.08.17

What happened this week: At this time of year it might be a good idea to take a break from writing hide market reports. In fact, some of the commercial ones actually do. It is even more difficult in 2017 than...

The Leather Pipeline - 08.08.17

Macroeconomics With the start of the month of August the peak holiday season in the northern hemisphere and in the Western world has finally arrived. Even though investors, brokers and many other main players ...

01 August 2017

US Perspective—01.08.17

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com It appears as if packers sold a substantial number of hides in the second half of last week, with a sizeable number of hides sold for prompt shipment. ...

German Perspective - 01.08.17

What happened this week: Peak holiday season has begun. Consequently there is very little activity in this part of the world as far as hide and skin trading and tannery activity is concerned. Usually it is the ...

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