What happened this week: In the south of the country the abattoirs became rather aggressive with heavy male hides, with news circulating of a stabilising automotive production. We understand that tanners were far from willing to accept such jumps and only a fraction of the asking prices were achieved. However, once started, it is always very difficult to get such conditions back under immediate control and concerns were raised that these ambitious moves might be more than premature with tanners strictly refusing any further price increases.

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