U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING  11/17/2022

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 342,700 pieces for 2022 primarily for China (234,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 9,000 pieces), Mexico (55,900 whole cattle hides, including 500 whole cattle hides switched from China and decreases of 3,000 pieces), South Korea (21,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,200 pieces), Thailand (11,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,300 pieces), and Turkey (9,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 100 pieces), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (900 pieces), Brazil (900 pieces), and Indonesia (600 pieces).  In addition, net sales of 6,300 kip skins resulting in increases for China (6,600 kip skins), were offset by reductions for Belgium (300 kip skins).  Net sales reductions of 8,300 pieces for 2023 resulting in increases for Taiwan (3,600 pieces), were more than offset by reductions for China (4,900 pieces), Thailand (4,000 pieces), and South Korea (3,000 pieces).  In addition, total net sales of 2,200 calf skins were for China.  Exports of 455,800 whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (314,600 pieces), Mexico (58,100 pieces), South Korea (33,000 pieces), Thailand (15,600 pieces), and Brazil (14,300 pieces).  In addition, exports of 3,800 kip skins were primarily to Belgium (2,600 kip skins). 

Net sales reductions of 115,000 wet blues for 2022 resulting in increases for Italy (47,300 unsplit), Vietnam (20,900 unsplit, including decreases of 7,300 unsplit), China (17,300 unsplit, including decreases of 8,000 unsplit), and India (4,000 grain splits), were more than offset by reductions primarily for Thailand (204,300 unsplit).  Net sales of 119,500 wet blues for 2023 were reported for Italy (104,300 unsplit), China (8,000 unsplit), and Vietnam (7,200 unsplit).  Exports of 64,400 wet blues were primarily to Italy (19,000 unsplit), Vietnam (17,300 unsplit), Taiwan (8,800 unsplit), China (7,700 unsplit), and Hong Kong (5,000 unsplit).  Net sales of 52,700 splits reported for China (44,000 pounds) and South Korea (11,200 pounds, including decreases of 4,100 pounds), were offset by reductions for Vietnam (2,500 pounds).  Exports of 253,000 splits were to China (126,000 pounds), South Korea (84,800 pounds), and Vietnam (42,200 pounds).