12.20.2024
45z guidance fails to appear; government scrambles to pass spending bill
The US government spending bill failed twice in as many days. If a deal is not reached by midnight on Friday December 20, some federal services will...
Friday Early Publication Hours in Effect — Tomorrow’s Trade Reporting Deadline 2 p.m. CST
Friday publication hours are in effect. The deadline for trade reporting will be at 2 p.m. CST with publication of the Hide & Leather Price Guide/Commentary soon after.
USDA Cure Hide and Wet Blue Export Sales Recap
For week ending April 30, export sales for 2020 marketing year decreased 47.2 percent to 450,113 from 772,345 and shipments decreased 3.1 percent to 469,083 from 422,626. Sales for marketing year 2020 totaled 8,872,737—mostly all hides. The average year-to-date weekly trends for federally inspected slaughter were 587,194, total export sales were 492,929 and total export shipments were 484,416.
Today’s Market
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