U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 4/10/2025

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 256,300 pieces for 2025 were down 24 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (86,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,400 pieces), Thailand (55,800 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,000 pieces), South Korea (49,800 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 700 pieces), China (48,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 6,700 pieces), and Vietnam (9,700 whole cattle hides), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (1,500 pieces), Brazil (200 pieces), and Turkey (100 pieces). In addition, total net sales of 1,400 kip skins were for Japan. Exports of 315,800 whole cattle hides were up 8 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (149,200 pieces), Mexico (66,000 pieces), South Korea (47,200 pieces), Thailand (32,400 pieces), and Brazil (12,200 pieces).

Net sales of 64,300 wet blues for 2025 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 51 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for Vietnam (30,300 unsplit), Italy (23,900 unsplit and 6,000 grain splits, including decreases of 100 unsplit), South Korea (4,200 grain splits), Japan (800 grain splits), and Thailand (400 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Brazil (1,200 unsplit), Hong Kong (100 unsplit), and China (100 unsplit). Exports of 141,100 wet blues were up 12 percent from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (45,900 unsplit), Thailand (35,400 unsplit), Italy (22,800 unsplit), Brazil (10,200 unsplit), and Hong Kong (8,300 unsplit). No net sales of splits were reported for the week. Exports of 40,600 splits were for Vietnam.