U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 7/17/2025 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 222,700 pieces for 2025 were down 35 percent from the previous week and 43 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (158,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 5,100 pieces), Mexico (26,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 700 pieces), Thailand (13,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), South Korea (11,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 500 pieces), and Brazil (7,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 100 pieces), were offset by reductions for Japan (100 pieces). In addition, total net sales reductions of 200 kip skins were for Belgium. Exports of 376,600 whole cattle hides were up 46 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (218,400 pieces), Mexico (53,300 pieces), South Korea (42,900 pieces), Thailand (27,800 pieces), and Brazil (7,700 pieces). Exports of 1,300 kip skins were to Belgium.

Net sales of 168,100 wet blues for 2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Vietnam (99,500 unsplit), Hong Kong (32,900 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), Thailand (29,900 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), and Italy (5,900 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (100 unsplit). Exports of 140,600 wet blues were up 45 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (50,400 unsplit), Italy (43,200 unsplit), Thailand (21,100 unsplit), Hong Kong (15,300 unsplit), and Bangladesh (7,200 unsplit). Net sales of 86,000 splits were reported for China (82,000 pounds) and Vietnam (4,000 pounds). Exports of 81,600 splits were to Vietnam (45,000 pounds) and China (36,600 pounds).