U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 11/16/2023

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 452,800 pieces for 2023 were up 29 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (285,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 14,500 pieces), Brazil (75,600 MT, including decreases of 200 pieces), South Korea (27,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 100 pieces), Mexico (26,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 3,900 pieces), and Thailand (25,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 2,300 pieces), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (300 pieces). In addition, net sales reductions of 2,900 kip skins were for Belgium. Net sales of 40,600 pieces for 2024 were primarily for China (13,900 whole cattle hides), Italy (8,100 whole cattle hides), Brazil (6,800 whole cattle hides), South Korea (5,800 whole cattle hides), and Mexico (3,300 MT). In addition, total kip skins of 2,900 were for Belgium. Exports of 459,600 pieces were up 6 percent from the previous week and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (330,800 pieces), Mexico (63,000 pieces), South Korea (40,800 pieces), Brazil (8,300 pieces), and Taiwan (8,200 pieces). In addition, exports of 1,300 kip skins were to Canada.  

Net sales of 137,500 wet blues for 2023 were up 46 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (74,600 unsplit, including decreases of 12,000 unsplit), Italy (32,800 unsplit), China (15,500 unsplit), Taiwan (4,900 unsplit, including decreases of 1,600 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Brazil (100 grain splits). Net sales of 53,900 wet blues for 2024 were reported for Italy (27,400 unsplit), Taiwan (18,500 unsplit), and Vietnam (8,000 unsplit). Exports of 136,100 wet blues were up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (46,100 unsplit and 1,500 grain splits), Vietnam (33,000 unsplit and 2,000 grain splits), Thailand (16,300 unsplit), Brazil (10,400 unsplit and 4,100 grain splits), and Italy (6,500 unsplit). Net sales reductions of 39,200 splits were reported for Vietnam (35,400 pounds) and South Korea (3,800 pounds). Exports of 229,200 splits were to Vietnam.