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18 December 2018

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Members of the big packer trade claim last week started with little, if any, change to the offer lists of packers, with the majority still fairly...

German Perspective – 18.12.18

What happened last week: One more week before the 2018 business year ends. Week number 52 can be considered a non-event, at least as far as the leather pipeline is concerned. One gets the feeling that the hide ...

11 December 2018

US Perspective—11.12.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com There were a few packers who opted not to offer any wet-salted hides last week, while it appeared that all other packers appeared as if they still had ...

German Perspective - 11.12.18

What happened this week: The trade has decided that the year 2018 is terminated already and as far as business is concerned the tanning industry is mostly busy administrating the end of the year. Tanneries are ...

The Leather Pipeline - 11.12.18

Macroeconomics The past two weeks have confirmed how uncertain global investors are regarding the future of the economy. Investors are using any excuse to step in and out the market, which has made most stock ...

04 December 2018

US Perspective—04.12.18

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers entered last week still in possession of fairly large offer-lists. This was somewhat surprising considering popular opinion of the trade is...

German Perspective - 04.12.18

What happened this week: November has ended and the last three regular weeks of 2018 have begun. As far as hide and skin sellers are concerned one can feel how much they are longing for the break around...

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