Raw materials


French bulls 37kg and up 2.0 –


2021 2020


1.5 –


2022 2023


January, and 7.3% from February last year, when the total was 11.5 million square metres.


The first two months of the year totalled $174.6m, 17.5% less than in the same period of 2022, but 6.6% more in area with 25.1 million square metres.


China 1.0 –


China’s leather industry generated sales revenue of ¥1.16trn in 2022, a slight decrease of 0.1% from the previous


0.5 – 0


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which was lifted at the end of March – dramatically reduced slaughter totals. The average price of fresh hides went up R$0.28 to R$1.39. The reference price of TR1 was also higher at US$0.70. Brazil’s February exports of hides and skins totalled a value of $75.4m, a drop of more than 23.9% from the previous month and 31.3% lower than the same month last year, when $109.8m were exported. The data was presented by the SECEX (Secretariat of Foreign Trade) of the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade and analysed by the CICB.


As for the total exported in square metres, 10.7 million were shipped in February, down 26.2% from


North German heavy bulls 1.75 –


2021 2020


1.25 –


2022 2023


year, according to data presented by the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA). Exports of the entire leather supply chain amounted to $107.55bn, a year- on-year increase of 19.3%, while imports amounted to $17.27bn, a decrease of 12.3% year-on-year. With regard to the tanning sector, CLIA said it had “experienced a relatively significant shock, which you can tell from the double-digit decline in the annual production of finished leather”. The volume of raw material imports was also down across the board. In 2022, imports of raw hides and skins were 1.21 million tonnes in quantity and $1.35bn in value, down by 3.1% and 6.9% respectively from the previous year. As for imports of semi-finished leather, they were 502,000t and $1.02bn in value, declines of 15.8% and 18.3% year-on-year. Imports of finished leather were 49,000t in quantity and $900m in value, declines of 24% and 18.3% year-on-year.


Colombia


Colombia’s raw material market remained stable thorough Q1 2023. Salted hides weighing 26–28kg sold


for $0.40 per kilo, while those at 30–32kg sold for $0.50/kg. Wet-blue TR1/TR2 20/22mm+ was also unchanged at $0.42/ft².


0.75 – Finland 0.25 – 0


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Finnish cow hide prices increased in February and March. Trading was reported at €1.30 for hides delivered to northern Italian tanneries. Bulls were unchanged with average green weights of 34kg selling for €1.50/kg.


North German heavy cows 1.25 –


2021 2020


1.00 –


2022 2023


France


The demand for the highest-quality veal skins shows no signs of abating, and prices were higher. French


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black/white selections weighing 8–12kg were steady at €5.30–5.60, and those 13kg and up were €1.00 higher at €6.50–7.00. The price for 13kg and up luxury selections was also higher at €7.20–8.00. The 8–12kg luxury selections rose to €5.80–6.20. Prices are per kilogram, delivered to northern Italian tanneries on a 30-day payment plan. French cow prices had stabilised, but by the end of March were again on a downward trend. Prices for central French 32kg and up were down €0.15 at


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