Hides and Skins FAX

U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 7/28/2022

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 345,300 pieces for 2022 were down 1 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (286,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 38,300 pieces), Mexico (24,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 7,500 pieces), South Korea (17,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 3,300 pieces), Thailand (8,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,800 pieces), and Italy (3,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 700 pieces), were offset by reductions primarily for Taiwan (700 pieces). In addition, total net sales of 4,200 calf skins were for Italy, including decreases of 1,400 pieces. Exports of 439,100 pieces were up 5 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (243,100 pieces), South Korea (68,800 pieces), Mexico (48,000 pieces), Thailand (23,500 pieces), and Brazil (18,800 pieces). In addition, total exports of 5,600 calf skins were to Italy.

Net sales of 96,700 wet blues for 2022 were up 38 percent from the previous week, but down 29 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (34,200 unsplit, including decreases of 9,100 unsplit), Thailand (25,500 unsplit), Vietnam (16,200 unsplit), Italy (12,800 unsplit and 100 grain splits, including decreases of 100 unsplit), and Brazil (8,000 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Portugal (100 grain splits). Exports of 166,800 wet blues were up 5 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Italy (42,200 unsplit and 16,200 grain splits), China (58,200 unsplit), Vietnam (27,500 unsplit), Thailand (9,200 unsplit), and Taiwan (8,000 unsplit). Net sales of 799,500 splits were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Vietnam (708,500 pounds, including decreases of 400 pounds), China (88,000 pounds), and Taiwan (3,000 pounds). Exports of 897,900 pounds were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to Vietnam (727,400 pounds), China (87,500 pounds), and Taiwan (83,000 pounds).

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	3.5	4.2			12.8	0.1
PORTUGL						-0.1
SPAIN	2.1
TAIWAN	-0.7						3.0
CHINA	286.0				34.2		88.0
INDNSIA	-0.2
KOR REP	17.6
THAILND	8.3				25.5
VIETNAM					16.2		708.5
BRAZIL					8.0
MEXICO	24.5
NET SALES	341.1	4.2	0.0	0.0	96.7	0.0	799.5
WEEKLY EXPORTS	433.5	5.6	0.0	0.0	149.2	17.6	897.9
ACCUM. EXPORTS	12,264.6	22.2	31.8	0.0	3,839.8	433.5	14,614.7
OUTSTANDING SALES	3,238.2	32.9	20.7	0.0	969.8	65.9	2,766.0