After the trend in the raw material prices recorded in the first quarter of 2017 by the Lineapelle Economic Service (available here), calf prices confirm the upward trend that has been going on for more than a year now. At the same time, for less valuable leathers, the drop in demand leads to a drop in prices. As for bovine hides, there is no decrease for medium-large garments as well as for bulls. Meanwhile, the price for the leather coming from sheep, primarily European and Middle Eastern, is falling. This trend contrasts with the amount of leather coming from the ones coming from the ones coming from Oceanian markets that are rising by one-half.
Raw material: upward trend in the first quarter 2017
