Slow global hide trading ahead of end-of-year holidays

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Slow global hide trading ahead of end-of-year holidays

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Market activity remained on the low-side given the upcoming end-of-year holidays. Many market participants told Fastmarkets that the slow activity was expected to continue throughout mid-December to early January.

The price of Brazilian wet blue TR1 hides remained unchanged from the week prior at $0.58-$0.64 per square foot CFR during the week to Thursday December 19, a few sellers told Fastmarkets.

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