U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 4/25/2024
Hides and Skins:
Net
sales of 481,300 pieces for 2024 were down 16 percent from the previous week,
but up 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China
(340,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 23,300 pieces), South Korea
(47,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), Brazil (32,500
whole cattle hides), Mexico (31,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of
2,100 pieces), and Thailand (20,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of
500 pieces), were offset by reductions for Canada (1,100 pieces), India (1,000
pieces), and Indonesia (600 pieces). In addition, net sales reductions of 900
kip skins were reported for China (700 kip skins) and Japan (200 kip skins).
Exports of 370,400 pieces were down 13 percent from the previous week, but up 4
percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily
to China (226,900 pieces), Mexico (47,500 pieces), Brazil (38,000 pieces), South
Korea (30,400 pieces), and Indonesia (8,600 pieces). In addition, exports of
1,300 kip skins were to Japan.
Net sales of 75,100 wet blues for 2024
were down 8 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week
average. Increases primarily for Thailand (25,000 unsplit), Hong Kong (19,600
unsplit), Vietnam (15,500 unsplit), China (14,500 unsplit), and Brazil (500
unsplit), were offset by reductions for Italy (100 grain splits). Total net
sales reductions of 5,000 unsplit for 2025 were for Hong Kong. Exports of
126,700 wet blues were down 3 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from
the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (35,400
unsplit), Italy (27,500 unsplit and 4,000 grain splits), China (22,500 unsplit),
Thailand (16,000 unsplit), and Brazil (8,000 unsplit). Total net sales of 1,900
splits, including decreases of 2,700 pounds, were for Vietnam. Exports of
211,100 splits were to Vietnam (167,100 pounds) and China (44,000 pounds).
WEEKLY NET
|
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
|||||
CATTLE |
CALF |
KIP |
|
|
GRAIN |
DROP |
|
THOUSAND UNITS |
|||||||
ITALY |
3.8 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
-0.1 |
|
JAPAN |
5.1 |
|
-0.2 |
|
|
|
|
TAIWAN |
3.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHINA |
340.9 |
|
-0.7 |
|
14.5 |
|
|
INDIA |
-1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HG KONG |
|
|
|
|
19.6 |
|
|
INDNSIA |
-0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KOR REP |
47.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
THAILND |
20.7 |
|
|
|
25.0 |
|
|
VIETNAM |
|
|
|
|
15.5 |
|
1.9 |
BRAZIL |
32.5 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
CANADA |
-1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEXICO |
31.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET SALES |
482.2 |
0.0 |
-0.9 |
0.0 |
75.2 |
-0.1 |
1.9 |
WEEKLY EXPORTS |
369.1 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
119.5 |
7.2 |
211.1 |
ACCUM. EXPORTS |
6,414.9 |
7.0 |
12.5 |
0.0 |
2,204.8 |
73.2 |
1,586.9 |
OUTSTANDING SALES |
2,870.3 |
1.9 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
1,341.7 |
62.9 |
821.1 |