Market Activity & Analysis

It doesn’t appear that much changed in the US hide market last week. Steers prices remain to the firm side while cows and lower-tier hides are steady to slightly lower. Most of the big packers have been quite firm, inching prices for top steers up each of the past several weeks with season weight BBS selling last week around $71 to $73, HNS from $73 to $74 and depending on source, HTS between $64 and $66. The Hong Kong leather fair is just…