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Argentina slaughtered 4% more cattle in 2022
In 2022, Argentina slaughtered 13.5 million head of cattle, 4.2% (almost 540,000) more than in 2021 but still 5% less than the 14.23 million cattle in 2020.
Brazil’s hide exports fell 18 percent in 2022
Brazil’s December exports of hides and skins totaled US$83.2 million. The result is 3.2% higher than in November but still 31.5 percent lower than December 2021. For all of 2022,...
WASDE revises China’s beef, pork imports upward
China’s import forecasts for beef and pork in 2023 have been revised upward and are now forecast higher year-on-year. However, chicken meat imports are forecast marginally lower.
US Beef exports hit record values in November
Even though November beef exports were lower than last year, 2022 beef export value already set a record of nearly $11 billion for the full year. The news comes from USDA data...
Brazil’s November hide exports down in value but higher in area
Brazil’s November exports of hides and skins dropped by 19.9% in value but increased by 21.6% in square meters.
Texworld Evolution Paris: the February 2023 edition shows promising prospects
The February 2023 edition of Texworld Evolution Paris, which will be held at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Le-Bourget from 6 to 8 February shows promising prospects: with...
Wolverine World Wide dropping leather business, cutting jobs
Wolverine World Wide, announced that it has started the process of divesting or licensing its Wolverine Leathers business. In addition, it is doing the same with the Keds brand...
JBS Couros launches Essntial leather
JBS Couros has launched a type of upholstery leather produced in a new way that boosts its environmentally responsible nature.
Brazilian partners set up new company to reverse deforestation
Three major Brazilian commodity companies and three banks created a forestry company that aims to create in 20 years an expanse of protected areas equal in size to the state of Rio...
US beef exports slowed slightly in September
U.S. pork exports are continuing year-over-year increases, but the country’s beef exports slowed in September. In fact, US beef exports failed to exceed last year’s level for the...
Hide exports down by 39% in value, 25% in area
Brazil’s October hide exports totaled US$90.0 million, a decline of 38.9% compared to the same month last year when the total was US$147.2 million, and 15.8% from September.
Xingye net profit for first three quarters down by 25.71%
Xingye Technology’s financial report for the first three quarters of 2022 shows that operating income is up but net profit is down.
Argentina’s beef slaughter fell almost 5% in September
Argentina’s slaughter totaled 1.17 million head in September 2022, which is a drop of 4.8%.
Stahl to present portfolio of high performance and low-impact innovations at K 2022
Waalwijk – Stahl, an active proponent of responsible chemistry, will attend the K 2022 event in Düsseldorf, Germany during 19–26 October. The company will present its latest...
CICB reports Brazilian hide exports drop in September
Brazil’s exports of hides and skins in September dropped to US$106.9 million, a decrease of 13.1 percent compared to the same month in 2021. The September figure is, however, an...
Stahl to expand low-impact automotive customer offering with dedicated range of RelcaBond® adhesive and bonding solutions
Waalwijk, October 12, 2022 – Stahl, an active proponent of responsible chemistry, is to offer a dedicated portfolio of low-impact, high-performance adhesive and bonding solutions. As...
2021 Brazilian cattle herd breaks record
For three years running, the Brazilian cattle herd has been increasing, hitting 224.6 million head in 2021. In fact, it broke the 2016 record of 218.2 million head.
Compact Spark F surprises and surpasses expectations at Simac 2022!
Monte Urano, 28th September 2022 – Once again great to be back at Simac and see so many familiar and new faces in Milan last week. The Elitron new gems certainly attracted a lot...
Vietnam’s leather, footwear sector orders drop
Declining orders through at least the rest of 2022 have Vietnamese companies in the textile, garment and footwear sectors facing difficulties.
