U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING
5/18/202
Hides and Skins:
Net sales of 451,000 pieces for 2023 were up 8 percent from the previous
week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China
(339,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 15,300 pieces), Mexico
(51,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 900 pieces), South Korea
(34,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), Thailand (18,700
whole cattle hides, including decreases of 900 pieces), and Turkey (4,600 whole
cattle hides), were offset by reductions for Italy (400 pieces) and Brazil (200
pieces). Exports of 492,600 pieces were up 42 percent from the previous week and
34 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were
primarily to China (328,000 pieces), Mexico (58,800 pieces), South Korea (49,000
pieces), Thailand (14,700 pieces), and Brazil (11,100 pieces).
Net
sales of 105,900 wet blues for 2023 were down 42 percent from the previous week
and 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Italy
(57,200 unsplit), Vietnam (18,300 unsplit), China (10,000 unsplit, including
decreases of 100 unsplits), Mexico (8,900 unsplit), and Thailand (8,000 unsplit).
Exports of 145,500 wet blues were up 17 percent from the previous week and 36
percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Italy
(39,400 unsplit), Vietnam (23,900 unsplit and 4,000 grain splits), China (26,700
unsplit), Thailand (16,200 unsplit), and Brazil (11,000 unsplit and 1,900 grain
splits). Net sales of 45,400 splits were reported for China (41,000 pounds) and
Vietnam (4,400 pounds, including decreases of 200 pounds). Exports of 39,900
pounds were to Vietnam.
WEEKLY NET
SALES ACTIVITY
|
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
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CATTLE |
CALF |
KIP |
|
|
GRAIN |
DROP |
|
THOUSAND UNITS |
|||||||
ITALY |
-0.4 |
|
|
|
57.2 |
|
|
TURKEY |
4.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UKRAINE |
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TAIWAN |
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHINA |
339.1 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
41.0 |
INDIA |
|
|
|
|
0.7 |
0.2 |
|
HG KONG |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INDNSIA |
2.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KOR REP |
34.3 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
1.8 |
|
THAILND |
18.7 |
|
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
VIETNAM |
|
|
|
|
18.3 |
|
4.4 |
BRAZIL |
-0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DOM REP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEXICO |
51.1 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
|
|
NET SALES |
451.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
103.9 |
2.0 |
45.4 |
WEEKLY EXPORTS |
492.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
138.3 |
7.2 |
39.9 |
ACCUM. EXPORTS |
8,259.5 |
26.3 |
32.2 |
0.0 |
2,370.5 |
107.1 |
1,547.8 |
OUTSTANDING SALES |
2,948.2 |
18.6 |
16.4 |
0.0 |
917.6 |
61.9 |
845.2 |