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 July 30, export sales for 2020 marketing year decreased 30 percent to 410,325 from 580,718 and shipments decreased 2 percent to 631,575 from 644,830. Sales for marketing year 2020 totaled 15,767,597—mostly all hides. The average year-to-date weekly trends for federally inspected slaughter were 593,988, total export sales were 508,632 and total export shipments were 501,633.

Today’s Market