U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 5/22/2025 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 667,000 pieces for 2025 were up 40 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (484,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 21,100 pieces), South Korea (65,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), Mexico (37,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 7,000 pieces), Thailand (32,800 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), and Indonesia (22,600 whole cattle hides), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (400 pieces). Exports of 216,700 whole cattle hides were up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (62,300 pieces), Mexico (51,000 pieces), South Korea (45,100 pieces), Thailand (29,800 pieces), and Italy (11,800 pieces).

Net sales of 302,100 wet blues for 2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Vietnam (157,800 unsplit), Thailand (56,000 unsplit), Italy (34,900 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit), China (26,700 unsplit), and Brazil (17,000 unsplit). Total net sales reductions of 25,200 wet blues for 2026 were for Italy. Exports of 112,500 wet blues were down 10 percent from the previous week and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (50,000 unsplit), Italy (29,500 unsplit), China (13,800 unsplit), Thailand (10,200 unsplit), and Bangladesh (3,200 unsplit). Total net sales of 2,100 splits were for Vietnam. Exports of 124,800 splits were to Vietnam.