Raw materials


French bulls 37kg and up 2.0 –


2021 2020


1.5 –


2022 2023


1.0 –


slipped by 1.4% but weight increased by 1.2%. From January to October, the value was 11.7% below the same period in 2022, but area was higher by 10.1% and weight increased by 20%. JBS reopened a beef processing plant that was closed since a fire in June. The Diamantino, Mato Grosso-based facility had an initial capacity of 600 head daily, slowly growing to 1,800. JBS plans to spend a total 800 million reais ($163m) on the facility, with a potential capacity of 3,600 head daily next year.


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so. The average price of fresh hides was R$0.85 per kilo. The reference price of TR1 was likewise unchanged through the end of November at US$0.65.


October exports of hides and skins dropped by 0.4% in value compared with September but increased by 1.4% compared with the same month last year. The data comes from SECEX (Secretariat of Foreign Trade) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services and was analysed by the CICB. As for volume, square metres increased by 14.8% and tonnage by 21.9% over October 2022. Compared with September, area


North German heavy bulls 1.75 –


2021 2020


1.25 –


2022 2023


Chile


Chilean wet-blue prices were stable for most of 2023. TR1, full substance 16mm-plus was selling at US$0.75


per square foot. Chile’s slaughter fell by 2.3% in the period from January to August 2023. Meat production was also lower by 3.5% compared with the same period in 2022. Data from the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies show that slaughter totalled 489,670 head and beef production was 126,339t.


China


China’s hide purchasing ticked up in September. The country’s imports of raw hides under 16kg totalled


87.807 million kilos overall, 3.7% higher than in August. In terms of pieces, the increase was 3.4%, and in value, 4.5%. China’s total wet-blue purchases in September were again higher compared with the previous month. In terms of kilos, the increase was 14.4% and in value 2.3%, respectively.


Colombia 0.75 –


Colombia’s raw material market remained steady through to December, despite pressure for


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increases. Salted hides weighing 26–28kg were still selling for US$0.40 per kilo, while those at 30–32kg were selling for US$0.50/kg. Wet-blue TR1/TR2 20/22mm-plus was also unchanged at US$0.42 per square foot.


North German heavy cows 1.25 –


2021 2020


1.00 –


2022 2023


DANE reported that the slaughter of buffaloes increased by 30.8% in the third quarter of 2023, compared with the same period in 2022. For this species of larger livestock, the slaughter of females and males increased 47.2% and 25.7% respectively.


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After a long period of stability, Finnish cow hide prices dropped in November. Trading was reported


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€0.20 lower at €1.10/kg for hides delivered to northern Italian tanneries. Bulls gave up the €0.10 they added in early October and average green weights of 34kg and up sold for €1.50 per kilo.


22 Leather International / www.leathermag.com


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