The International Market

Argentina (May 14)

The hide market in Argentina is unchanged this week with very slow sales for both upper crust leather and splits. Prices are static at $1.55 per kg.

Slaughter:  In April, nearly 1.04 million cattle were sent to slaughter, 5 percent below March but up 2 percent from April 2014. In the first four months of the year, year-on-year it is 2 percent higher but over the last 12…