Market Activity & Analysis

Well, 2017 is in the rearview mirror and while it brought good tidings for the stock markets, the hide market didn’t fare so well with prices for US hide slipping around 20% from a year ago. Last week, the hide market ended the year on a whimper with little activity and basically no change in prices, although natives and butts continued to be sought after with prices firm to slightly higher. The Jacobsen Hide Index closed the year on Friday at…