U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 6/26/2025 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 324,000 pieces for 2025 were down 33 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (174,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 4,800 pieces), Mexico (45,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), Thailand (35,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 100 pieces), Brazil (29,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), and South Korea (14,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 700 pieces). In addition, net sales of 700 kip skins reported for Italy (1,000 kip skins), were offset by reductions for Belgium (300 kip skins). Exports of 443,200 whole cattle hides were down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (281,300 pieces), Mexico (64,800 pieces), South Korea (43,500 pieces), Thailand (18,000 pieces), and Brazil (17,900 pieces). Exports of 2,600 kip skins were to Belgium.

 

Net sales of 101,100 wet blues for 2025 were up 59 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Thailand (52,100 unsplit), Hong Kong (20,600 unsplit, including decreases of 12,500 unsplit), Italy (12,800 unsplit, including decreases of 3,300 unsplit), Vietnam (5,700 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), and South Korea (4,800 grain splits). Net sales reductions of 50,600 wet blues for 2026 were reported for Italy (30,400 unsplit) and Hong Kong (20,200 unsplit). Exports of 122,800 wet blues were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Italy (31,000 unsplit), Vietnam (27,900 unsplit), Thailand (21,000 unsplit), Taiwan (11,800 unsplit), and Hong Kong (10,500 unsplit). Net sales of 206,200 splits were reported for Vietnam (163,200 pounds) and China (43,000 pounds). Exports of 39,600 splits were to Vietnam.

 

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

BELGIUM

 

 

-0.3

 

 

 

 

ITALY

8.1

 

1.0

 

12.8

 

 

JAPAN

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN

3.4

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

CHINA

174.9

 

 

 

1.0

 

43.0

INDIA

5.6

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

HG KONG

 

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

INDNSIA

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

KOR REP

14.1

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

THAILND

35.7

 

 

 

52.1

 

 

VIETNAM

0.1

 

 

 

5.7

 

163.2

BRAZIL

29.1

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

MEXICO

45.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET SALES

323.3

0.0

0.7

0.0

96.3

4.8

206.2

WEEKLY EXPORTS

440.6

0.0

2.6

0.0

117.5

5.3

39.6

ACCUM. EXPORTS

8,302.8

3.7

17.5

0.0

3,093.0

117.7

1,171.1

OUTSTANDING SALES

2,578.1

1.8

9.6

0.0

1,867.3

122.8

537.2