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
SALES ACTIVITY

 

COUNTRY

WHOLE

WET BLUES

CATTLE
HIDES
1601

CALF
SKINS
1602

KIP
SKINS
1603

CROUPONS
1604

UNSPLIT
1606

GRAIN
SPLIT
1607

DROP
SPLITS
1608

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