Market Activity & Analysis

Last week was relatively slow for the US hide market with offer lists small and some asking prices higher. There were a few steer sales reported at prices $1 or $2 higher; however, the big volume overseas tanners mostly sat on the sidelines. Hide orders for the bulk of the February through April shoe production season should have started coming in by now, but some tanners say so far they haven’t. If this happens between now or shortly after…