U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 4/11/2024
Hides and Skins:
Net
sales of 333,900 pieces for 2024 were down 19 percent from the previous week and
1 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (250,800
whole cattle hides, including decreases of 5,200 pieces), Mexico (34,400 whole
cattle hides, including decreases of 600 pieces), South Korea (24,000 whole
cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), Italy (8,600 whole cattle
hides), and Thailand (8,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 200
pieces), were offset by reductions for Japan (100 pieces) and Turkey (100
pieces). Exports of 324,000 pieces were down 15 percent from the previous week
and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were
primarily to China (227,000 pieces), Mexico (39,000 pieces), South Korea (26,000
pieces), Vietnam (9,400 pieces), and Brazil (9,000 pieces).
Net
sales of 244,300 wet blues for 2024 were up noticeably from the previous week
and up 88 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China
(133,900 unsplit), Vietnam (86,600 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit),
Thailand (8,400 unsplit and 6,800 grain splits), Brazil (13,300 unsplit,
including decreases of 200 grain splits), and Taiwan (7,600 unsplit), were
offset by reductions for Italy (9,100 unsplit and 8,600 grain splits) and Hong
Kong (200 unsplit). Total net sales of 16,000 unsplit for 2025 were for Italy.
Exports of 137,000 wet blues were down 2 percent from the previous week, but
down 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to
Vietnam (38,500 unsplit), China (38,000 unsplit), Italy (27,900 unsplit),
Thailand (20,300 unsplit), and Hong Kong (5,800 unsplit). Net sales of 88,300
splits primarily for China (88,200 pounds), were offset by reductions for
Vietnam (1,700 pounds). Exports of 204,800 splits were primarily to Vietnam
(163,500 pounds).
WEEKLY NET
|
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
|||||
CATTLE |
CALF |
KIP |
|
|
GRAIN |
DROP |
|
THOUSAND UNITS |
|||||||
ITALY |
8.6 |
|
|
|
-9.1 |
-8.6 |
|
TURKEY |
-0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
JAPAN |
-0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAIWAN |
|
|
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
CHINA |
250.8 |
|
|
|
133.9 |
|
88.2 |
INDIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANGLADH |
|
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
HG KONG |
|
|
|
|
-0.2 |
|
|
KOR REP |
24.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1.7 |
THAILND |
8.6 |
|
|
|
8.4 |
6.8 |
|
VIETNAM |
7.6 |
|
|
|
86.6 |
|
-1.7 |
BRAZIL |
|
|
|
|
13.3 |
-0.2 |
|
MEXICO |
34.4 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
NET SALES |
333.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
246.2 |
-2.0 |
88.3 |
WEEKLY EXPORTS |
324.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
135.6 |
1.4 |
204.8 |
ACCUM. EXPORTS |
5,621.9 |
7.0 |
11.2 |
0.0 |
1,958.4 |
62.5 |
1,375.8 |
OUTSTANDING SALES |
2,604.4 |
1.9 |
18.2 |
0.0 |
1,431.7 |
73.9 |
1,029.2 |