— Argentina —

January 14

The rawhides market is setting at around US$1.07 per kg for Buenos Aires wet salted steer hides.

Apparently, the tax in force since 1992, which used to be renewed every year taxing the export of raw and wet blue hides, will not be eliminated, but reduced by around 5%.

Demand remains unchanged.

In December, 986,000 head were sent to slaughter, showing a decrease of 6% on…