With all the hype seen in the US market, most players here had to understand that this was not a general move, and dairy cows never really participated in the market advances. Consequently, any requests for price increases on dairy cows in China have been completely in vain for some time. So, this has to be taken from revenues in € and this has not reflected in the abattoir market for some time. With the upholstery tanners in Europe also being stubborn, the only loophole left for heavy material was in the vegetable section, where a certain type of heavy cow was still able to find a home. For the rest of the market the motto was ‘take it or leave’ it once again.

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