Leather goods positioned for 2025 growth following 2024 holiday shopping trends

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Leather goods positioned for 2025 growth following 2024 holiday shopping trends

The hide market had a mixed day of trading on Wednesday January 8, with buyers engaging more actively with traders than packers. Packers reported quiet feedback from buyers, while traders reported increased activity, especially from Mexican tanners, who reopened following the holidays. Mexico was notably more active than overseas markets, with some inquiries from auto tanners about US hides.

Lunar New Year preparations kept many Chinese tanners focused on shutdowns rather than new business, r...

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Neste, Bayer to develop US winter canola ecosystem

Neste, Bayer to develop US winter canola ecosystem

Finnish transport fuel producer Neste and Bayer Crop Science US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development...

Biodiesel imports climb 10% from 2-year low; exports fall to lowest level since January 2024

Biodiesel imports climb 10% from 2-year low; exports fall to lowest level since January 2024

US Census Bureau data released on Tuesday January 7 showed a monthly divergence in biodiesel imports and exports. Biodiesel...

Packer BFT trades higher; rising HO/SBO prices lift UCO sentiment

Packer BFT trades higher; rising HO/SBO prices lift UCO sentiment

Three railcars of packer-grade bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) traded higher at 45 cents per lb, Chicago basis on Tuesday...

Poultry by-product pet grade lower on export unease, possible winter weather in Mid-South, Southeast

Poultry by-product pet grade lower on export unease, possible winter weather in Mid-South, Southeast

US animal proteins had limited price changes indicated on Tuesday January 7 due to a quiet tone reported by...

US weekly corn, soybean export inspections fall; wheat climbs

US weekly corn, soybean export inspections fall; wheat climbs

Weekly export inspections
Export inspections of US grains showed a decline for corn and soybean, but an increase for...

Hide trading increases; attention on dairy cow hides, Lunar New Year

Hide trading increases; attention on dairy cow hides, Lunar New Year

The hide market remained relatively slow on Tuesday January 7, with the exception of a handful of steer hide...

US cash cottonseed oil, corn oil prices unchanged in quiet market

US cash cottonseed oil, corn oil prices unchanged in quiet market

Cash trading in the US vegetable oil market was quiet on Tuesday January 7, with activity largely stalled.

Modi government keen to rebuild Indian organic export markets

Modi government keen to rebuild Indian organic export markets

Organic markets in India were valued at $2.5 billion for the 2023/24 marketing year, according to the USDA Foreign...

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