Raw materials


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Brazil


Brazilian raw material fluctuated between steady levels and slowly declining values through most of


the summer. The average price of fresh hides fell another $0.12, falling below the R$1.00 threshold to sell for R$0.90/kg. The reference price of TR1 slipped just $0.01 again thanks to persistently high costs. The price was at US$0.65 per square foot. Brazil’s June exports of hides and skins totalled US$97.6m. This was an increase of 6.9% over May, but it was 15% lower than the same month last year when US$114.7m were exported. The data comes


North German heavy bulls 1.75 –


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from SECEX (Secretary of Foreign Trade) of the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services and was analysed by the CICB. With regard to volume, 13.6-million square metres and 34,000t were exported, respectively, increases of 6.9% and 4.5%, over the same month of 2022. The first half of the year totalled US$563.8m in exports, a decrease of 15.4% over the same period of 2022, but increases of 7.8% in commercialised area and 20.2% in weight. In July, JBS resumed activity in its Friboi plant in Juara (MT). The reopening of the unit is generating 350 jobs, which adds to the 1,450 new jobs that will be generated with the recovery of the Diamantino (MT) unit and the 210 vacancies that were opened by the Confresa (MT) unit. With all this, the company is forecasted to generate around 2,000 new jobs in Mato Grosso by the end of 2023.


Colombia


Colombia’s raw material market held on to steady levels through July. Salted hides weighing 26–28kg


were still selling for US$0.40/kg, while those at 30–32kg were selling for US$0.50/kg. Wet-blue TR1/TR2 20/22mm and above was also unchanged at US$0.42/ft2


. Finland


Finnish cow hide prices remained steady. Trading was reported unchanged at €1.30 for hides


delivered to northern Italian tanneries. Bulls were also unchanged with average green weights of 34kg and up selling for €1.50/kg.


France 0.75 –


Top quality still reigns when it comes to raw material, especially veal skins. The issue this summer was a lack of


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larger sizes. French black/white selections weighing 8–12kg were steady at €5.00–5.40 and those over 13kg were also unchanged at €6.50–7.00. The price for 13kg and above luxury selections stabilised at €7.20–7.50 after having softened at the start of the summer. The 8–12kg luxury selections also levelled off and remained at €5.60–6.00. Prices are per kilogram, delivered to northern Italian tanneries on a 30-day payment plan.


French cow prices continued to trend lower in 0.75 – 0.50 – 0.25 – 0


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July. Central French 32kg and above were down at €0.75–0.80. Lighter selections under 32kg were also weaker at €0.70. French Bretagne 32kg and under was stable, selling at €0.85–0.90/kg. The 32kg and above selection was also unchanged, selling at €1.00.


The French bull market was weak through July and sales were limited. French Bretagne selections


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