U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 3/14/2024
Hides and Skins:
Net
sales of 327,700 pieces for 2024 were up 3 percent from the previous week, but
down 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for
China (209,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 8,100 pieces), Mexico
(44,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), Thailand (23,700
whole cattle hides, including decreases of 900 pieces), South Korea (21,500
whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,000 pieces), and Indonesia (14,200
whole cattle hides). Exports of 371,600 pieces were up 1 percent from the
previous week, but down 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle
hides exports were primarily to China (275,400 pieces), South Korea (31,900
pieces), Brazil (25,400 pieces), Mexico (22,000 pieces), and Thailand (14,500
pieces).
Net sales of 156,800 wet blues for 2024
were up 30 percent from the previous week, but down 34 percent from the prior
4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (94,700 unsplit, including
decreases of 100 unsplit), Italy (32,400 unsplit, including decreases of 100
unsplit), China (17,600 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), Thailand
(10,000 unsplit), and Uruguay (1,400 unsplit), were offset by reductions for
Hong Kong (100 unsplit). Exports of 140,900 wet blues were up 6 percent from the
previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The
destinations were primarily to China (36,500 unsplit), Italy (32,200 unsplit),
Vietnam (30,900 unsplit), Hong Kong (13,300 unsplit), and Brazil (10,200 unsplit
and 2,000 grain splits). Total net sales of 8,100 splits were for Vietnam.
Exports of 84,000 splits were to Vietnam.
WEEKLY NET
COUNTRY |
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
|||||
CATTLE |
CALF |
KIP |
CROUPONS |
UNSPLIT |
GRAIN |
DROP |
|
THOUSAND UNITS |
|||||||
ITALY |
|
|
|
|
32.4 |
|
|
JAPAN |
1.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAIWAN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHINA |
209.5 |
|
|
|
17.6 |
|
|
INDIA |
|
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
HG KONG |
|
|
|
|
-0.1 |
|
|
INDNSIA |
14.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KOR REP |
21.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
THAILND |
23.7 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
|
VIETNAM |
3.8 |
|
|
|
94.7 |
|
8.1 |
BRAZIL |
9.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEXICO |
44.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
URUGUAY |
|
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
NET SALES |
327.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
156.8 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
WEEKLY EXPORTS |
371.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
138.9 |
2.0 |
84.0 |
ACCUM. EXPORTS |
4,237.0 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
1,458.0 |
36.6 |
875.3 |
OUTSTANDING SALES |
2,641.8 |
8.3 |
14.4 |
0.0 |
1,365.9 |
59.5 |
1,279.1 |