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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 2013
World Leather BusinessWeek
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bottlenecks. So, one pushes the prices due to
added-value reasons, but not so much for the
reason of limited supply. Prices were steady
for males while revenues for cows suffered for
currency reasons.
The kill:
The daily kill continues to rise.
Weights for males continue to rise too, which
is not a surprise as the number of bulls in the
feedlots was significantly higher at the
beginning of the summer and the time they
have to reach the abattoir is restricted. This
makes us believe that the kill of males will
remain good for some weeks.
What we expect:
Since the market at the
abattoirs and the market of the international
leather industry are totally disconnected,
anything can happen. It is all about fresh
hides’ market share and not about a margin
or contribution margin. If the USD does not
rebound soon, hide revenues in euros will
shrink. Forward sales for bulls might delay this,
but cows and lighter-weight hides cannot
escape from international price trends. Asian
buyers are unlikely to raise prices for EU hides
despite the firmer prices in the US.
EUROPE
New leather cutter from Zund at
Simac
S
wiss machinery group Zund Systemtechnik
is to launch a new leather-cutting system,
the Zünd L3, at SIMAC in Bologna, Italy.
The new cutter combines smart motion
control, precise drive system and finely tuned
cutting technology. The aluminium working
area is positioned at a 10 degree angle to
facilitate loading and unloading. A stepless,
adjustable, energy-efficient vacuum generator
and individually controllable vacuum zones
hold material down.
The L3 is designed for non-stop production:
cutting/processing and loading/unloading
occur concurrently.
Simac takes place from October 8 to 10.
LATEST HIDE AND SKIN PRICES FROM GERMANY
Type Weight range Avg. green weight Salted weight Avg. weight salted Price per kg green weight Trend
Ox/heifers 15/24.5 kg 22.0/23.5 kg 13/22 kg 20/21 kg
€
2.50 Weakening
25/29.5 kg 27.5/28.5 kg 22/27 kg 25/26 kg
€
2.20 Weakening
Dairy cows 15/24.5 kg 22.5/23.5 kg 13/22 kg 20/21 kg
€
2.20 Weaker
25/29.5 kg 27.5/28.5 kg 22/27 kg 25/26 kg
€
2.10 Weakening
30/+ kg 33.5/35.5 kg 27/+ kg 29/31 kg
€
1.85 Weakening
Bulls 25/29.5 kg 27.5/28.5 kg 22/ 27 kg 25/26 kg
€
2.30 Weak
30/39.5 kg 36.0/37.0 kg 24/34 kg 31/33 kg
€
2.30 Steady
40/+ kg 45.0/48.0 kg 34/+kg 38/40 kg
€
2.20 Steady
Thirds 15/+ kg 25.0/27.5 kg 13/+ kg 24/26 kg
€
1.55 Weak
Thirds bulls 30/+ kg 38.0/40.0 kg 24/+ kg 33/36 kg
€
1.70 Steady