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Wet Spring hits lambskin prices in Australia

Published: January 16, 2023

According to the latest update from theSauerReport, a wet Spring lambing season has severely impacted the skins market for Australia.

Declines continue to grow for U.S. hide exports

Published: December 20, 2022

According to the latest data from the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA), total exports for the period of January-October 2022 stood at 25,822,429 pieces, a drop of 12.8% year-on-year, while value was down by 8.3% at US$1.08 billion.

Declines ease for Brazilian hide and leather exports in November

Published: December 13, 2022

Following a decline of 38.9% in value in October, exports of hides and skins, wet-blue, crust and finished leather were down by 19.9% in November, according to the latest data released by SECEX (Foreign Trade Secretariat) of the Ministry of Economy and reported by CICB/Brazilian Leather.

Belarus expands wet-blue exports to China

Published: November 10, 2022

A Chinese trading company has made a pilot transaction purchase of wet-blue via the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE).

Further declines for U.S. hide exports in 2022

Published: November 10, 2022

U.S. hide exports from January to September 2022 are down by 12.5% in volume, according to the latest data from the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA).

Concerns for Chinese tanners over lost business

Published: October 27, 2022

Ian Banks, Editor of theSauerReport, reviews the situation in China and the concern that some tanning business is relocating to other countries.

Category Director to leave Alliance Group

Published: October 19, 2022

Alliance Group has announced the departure of Category Director, Solutions, Ingredients and Materials Derek Ramsey.

U.S. hide exports down by over 10% in 2022 so far

Published: October 13, 2022

U.S. hide exports from January to August have fallen by 10.1% in volume year-on-year, according to the latest data from the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA).

New export sales reporting system delayed

Published: September 1, 2022

The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced delays to its new Export Sales Reporting and Maintenance System.

U.S. hide export trend worsens in June

Published: August 10, 2022

The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) has released bovine hide export statistics for January through to June 2022.