September 7, 2021

Leather and Hide Weekly

 

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Industry Updates

  • LHCA will host its 2nd Annual Meeting and Convention October 14-15, 2021, in a hybrid format, with both a virtual component and in-person meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. 
    • To register to attend the meeting either in person or virtually, click here. 
    • Hotel reservations can be made here at the special LHCA group rate of $199 per night  -- be sure to reserve your room as soon as possible to lock in this rate. 
    • Companies interested in sponsoring the event or providing an advertisement for the meeting program should contact Michael Schumpp by  this Friday, September 10. 
    • Thank you to our current sponsors: Buckman, Cargill, Exeter Machine Co Inc., Hidenet, Hutchinson Salt Co., International Leather Maker, Norseman, Pod Logistics Inc., TFL, Tyson Fresh Meats, Western Ag Enterprises and Wolverine Worldwide Leathers.
  • LHCA President Steve Sothmann joined Tim Lewis, business director of creative, marketing and PR specialists at gt&i, to discuss what's behind the Real Leather. Stay Different. marketing campaign. Listen to the podcast here.

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Latest Updates from Real Leather. Stay Different.

This week, Real Leather. Stay. Different. sat down with Jay Jensen, of Southwest Hide Co., to learn more about his passion for the hide business and what he views as a duty to use, rather than waste, hides. "Nobody needs to try to look at the process and say, 'I'm contributing to some kind of environmental degradation.' You're actually helping the environment by using a leather product, the raw material for which is going to be there, whether you buy it or not," Jensen shares in this feature article. Get the latest news from Real Leather. Stay Different. here. And, don't forget to:

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Leather News

Each week, we will share relevant leather news below. Some of the articles may cover our products, and the industry, unfavorably, but we still believe it is important to share the different ways in which leather is presented in the media. If you find articles that you would like to see included, please send them to mschumpp@meatinstitute.org.

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Monthly Trade Data

U.S. hides and skins July 2021 export data is now available. Get a summary of the data here.

  • Cured cattle hides exports rose 63 percent in volume and 61 percent in value compared to 2020. Download the data here.
  • Wet blue shipments increased 45 percent in volume and 46 percent in value. Vietnam was the largest buyer by value, totaling nearly $70 million. 
  • Pig skin exports fell 6 percent in volume, but increased 3 percent in value compared to 2020. Download the data here.

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Weekly Hides and Skins Stats 

  • Net sales of cured cattle hides reported for the period ending August 26, 2021, were 324,500 pieces and net sales of wet blue were 206,400 pieces. Reported shipments of cured hides were 425,700 and of wet blue were 126,600. China was the largest buyer of cured hides and Italy was the largest buyer of wet blue. See more. For historical data, click here. 
  • U.S. Cattle Slaughter was 624,000 last week, a decrease of 4.1 percent from the previous week. Total cattle slaughter in 2021 is 22,464,000 head, up 3.9 percent from the same period in 2020. See more.
  • USDA AMS Major Packer Hide Price Report provided prices for six types of hides at six price points, with a spread of $19 for branded southwest cows to $61.50 for native steers. See more.