Friday Early Publication Hours in Effect — Friday’s Trade Reporting Deadline 12 p.m. CST
Friday publication hours are in effect. The deadline for trade reporting will be at 12 p.m. CST with publication of the Hide & Leather Price Guide/Commentary soon after.
USDA Cured Hide and Wet Blue Export Sales Recap
For week ending August 20, export sales for 2020 marketing year decreased 42 percent to 899,474 from 554,377 and shipments decreased 1 percent to 557,896 from 562,608. Sales for marketing year 2020 totaled 17,740,247—mostly all hides. The average year-to-date weekly trends for federally inspected slaughter were 598,252, total export sales were 521,772 and total export shipments were 506,966.
Today’s Market
01.29.2025
DCO prices strengthen as output, ethanol production decline on week
Prices for US animal fats and oils held steady to higher on Wednesday January 29, with much of the day's trade concentrated in the distiller’s corn oil (DCO) markets.
01.29.2025
Automotive leather sector wary of potential US tariffs on Chinese goods
For most US hide sellers, the market remained quiet on Wednesday January 29, as Chinese tanners were away for their Lunar New Year holiday. But some activity persisted, particularly...
01.28.2025
US animal fats and oils Gulf markets show continued price strength amid tight conditions
The US animal fats and oils markets were stable to higher on Tuesday January 28, supported by ongoing discussions of strong demand.
The Gulf Coast region has experienced...