Today’s Market
Business was reported as very quiet. July is typically a slow season for the US hide market, but this year could see the slowness exacerbated by the COVID driven market conditions. Today there were a few drops in prices for Colorado Branded Steer and Butt Branded Steer.
[HIDE-SALES]
Similar to footwear and auto sales, furniture sales in the US for April of 2020 have seen an all-time low. Furniture sales have sharply fallen to $4.1 million in April 2020, which is a 57 percent decrease from the 2016 to 2019 April sales average. Over the past four years, this market has seen consistency in sales, reporting only a $773,000 difference from the period’s high to low—until March and April of this year. Sales declined 60 percent…
02.21.2025
US animal fats and oils markets finish week strong; broader uncertainty persists
The US animal fats and oils markets ended Friday February 21 on a relatively quiet note, though broader market developments throughout the week have added ongoing uncertainty to the...
02.21.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, February 21, 2025
Runner market commentary
Table 1
02.21.2025
US weekly net soybean meal exports, sales retreat again
In the week to February 13, US net soybean meal and soybean cake sales and exports continued to decline but were above most analysts' estimates, data released by the...