U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 4/18/2024
Hides and Skins:
Net sales of 575,100 pieces for 2024 were
up 72 percent from the previous week and 70 percent from the prior 4-week
average. Increases primarily for China (393,500 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 7,700 pieces), South Korea (72,300 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 1,200 pieces), Mexico (45,300 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 2,100 pieces), Thailand (37,900 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 800 pieces), and Italy (12,900 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 1,800 pieces), were offset by reductions for Indonesia (3,200
pieces) and Taiwan (1,200 pieces). In addition, net sales reductions of 1,700
kip skins were reported for Belgium (1,100 kip skins) and China (600 kip skins).
Exports of 423,900 pieces were up 31 percent from the previous week and 22
percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily
to China (233,000 pieces), Mexico (65,800 pieces), South Korea (44,900 pieces),
Thailand (31,100 pieces), and Brazil (23,300 pieces).
Net
sales of 81,100 wet blues for 2024 were down 67 percent from the previous week
and 47 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam
(28,100 unsplit), Italy (23,700 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit and
100 grain splits), Thailand (12,500 unsplit), China (9,800 unsplit), and Brazil
(4,100 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), were offset by reductions
for Taiwan (100 unsplit). Exports of 130,500 wet blues were down 5 percent from
the previous week and 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations
were primarily to Vietnam (27,600 unsplit), China (26,200 unsplit), Italy
(18,400 unsplit and 1,500 grain splits), Brazil (14,100 unsplit and 2,000 grain
splits), and Thailand (15,400 unsplit). Total net sales of 1,100 splits,
including decreases of 700 pounds, were for Vietnam. No exports of splits were
reported for the week.
WEEKLY NET
SALES ACTIVITY COUNTRY |
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
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CROUPONS |
UNSPLIT |
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|
THOUSAND UNITS |
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BELGIUM |
|
|
-1.1 |
|
|
|
|
ITALY |
12.9 |
|
|
|
23.7 |
-0.1 |
|
JAPAN |
3.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAIWAN |
-1.2 |
|
|
|
-0.1 |
|
|
CHINA |
393.5 |
|
-0.6 |
|
9.8 |
|
|
BANGLADH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HG KONG |
|
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
INDNSIA |
-3.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KOR REP |
72.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
THAILND |
37.9 |
|
|
|
12.5 |
|
|
VIETNAM |
3.2 |
|
|
|
28.1 |
|
1.1 |
BRAZIL |
10.2 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
CANADA |
2.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEXICO |
45.3 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
URUGUAY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET SALES |
576.8 |
0.0 |
-1.7 |
0.0 |
81.3 |
-0.1 |
1.1 |
WEEKLY EXPORTS |
423.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
127.0 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
ACCUM. EXPORTS |
6,045.8 |
7.0 |
11.2 |
0.0 |
2,085.4 |
65.9 |
1,375.8 |
OUTSTANDING SALES |
2,757.3 |
1.9 |
16.5 |
0.0 |
1,386.0 |
70.2 |
1,030.2 |