U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 8/14/2025 

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 384,800 pieces for 2025 were up 16 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (265,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 18,800 pieces), South Korea (43,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,100 pieces), Mexico (40,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 4,700 pieces), Brazil (17,300 whole cattle hides), and Thailand (8,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), were offset by reductions for Ethiopia (1,300 pieces). Exports of 300,300 whole cattle hides were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (180,400 pieces), Mexico (56,500 pieces), South Korea (24,900 pieces), Thailand (17,700 pieces), and Brazil (9,700 pieces).

Net sales of 192,400 wet blues for 2025 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 69 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (140,300 unsplit), Thailand (32,100 unsplit), South Korea (7,500 grain splits), Italy (6,500 unsplit, including decreases of 400 unsplit), and China (5,900 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Brazil (2,900 unsplit) and Hong Kong (1,000 unsplit). Net sales of 3,800 wet blues for 2026 were primarily for Brazil (2,900 unsplit). Exports of 122,500 wet blues were up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Thailand (36,300 unsplit), Italy (28,500 unsplit), Vietnam (21,900 unsplit), Hong Kong (14,600 unsplit), and Mexico (5,600 grain splits). Total net sales reductions of 40,000 splits were for China. No exports of splits were reported for the week.