Please Note

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.

Market Activity & Analysis

USDA Cured Hide and Wet Blue Export Sales Recap

For week ending August 27, export sales for 2020 marketing year decreased 5 percent to 492,846 from 518,799 and shipments decreased 8 percent to 511,473 from 557,896. Sales for marketing year 2020 totaled 18,233,093—mostly all hides. The average year-to-date weekly trends for federally inspected slaughter were 599,806, total export sales were 520,946 and total export shipments were 507,094.

Today’s Market