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27 November 2018

Macroeconomics The end of the year is approaching fast. There is just one month to go until we draw a line under 2018. Until the end of the third quarter, it appeared the endless upward cycle of the global...

US Perspective - 27.11.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from the big packer trade claim packers entered last week in possession of offer lists that had even more hides for sale than in the previous...

German Perspective – 27.11.18

What happened last week: Time flies as it always does at this time of the year. In Europe, we are heading towards Christmas, which generally means that everyone is busy planning how to manage their operations...

20 November 2018

US Perspective – 20.11.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from members of the big packer trade claim that, as expected, the offer lists from many of the major packers were more populated last week....

German Perspective – 20.11.18

What happened last week: When we look back into all the reports, including our own, we have to be aware that we are caught up in such a mainstream situation that very little news has been released for a long...

13 November 2018

The Leather Pipeline - 13.11.18

Macroeconomics There was no shortage of activity in the financial markets or in politics. The mid-term elections in the US were possibly the event which captured most of the attention in the past two weeks....

US Perspective—13.11.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Members of the US big packer trade claim the week started off with most sellers seeing a fair number of bids, somewhat comparable to the previous...

German Perspective - 13.11.18

What happened this week: There is still no boost in leather demand anywhere. The existing level of business and production is not enough to absorb the hide numbers resulting from current slaughter. The trade...

06 November 2018

US Perspective—06.11.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers entered last week with offer lists that, for the most part, appeared unchanged with the past couple of weeks, both in terms of the numbers...

German Perspective - 06.11.18

What happened this week: The drama continues. What was on the horizon and might have been expected by anyone willing to analyse the situation rationally, came to pass on Monday of last week. One of the largest ...

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