U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 3/5/2026

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 332,200 pieces for 2026 were up 24 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (185,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 75,800 pieces), Mexico (56,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 30,000 pieces), South Korea (29,400 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 5,600 pieces), Thailand (26,000 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 24,400 pieces), and Italy (22,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,000 pieces), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (4,100 pieces). Exports of 281,700 whole cattle hides were up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (166,700 pieces), Thailand (30,600 pieces), Mexico (27,600 pieces), South Korea (23,800 pieces), and Brazil (13,600 pieces).

 

Net sales of 64,900 wet blues for 2026 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 24 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Brazil (34,100 unsplit), Vietnam (28,700 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), China (10,400 unsplit, including decreases of 4,600 unsplit), Taiwan (9,000 unsplit), and India (6,800 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (22,900 unsplit) and Italy (2,400 unsplit). Net sales of 25,200 unsplit for 2027 were reported for Hong Kong (22,800 unsplit) and Italy (2,400 unsplit). Net sales of 9,500 other excluding wet blues were reported for China (8,400 pounds) and Mexico (1,000 pounds). Exports of 165,900 wet blues were up 37 percent from the previous week and 50 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (62,600 unsplit), Italy (38,900 unsplit), Thailand (23,600 unsplit), China (18,700 unsplit), and Hong Kong (10,700 unsplit). Exports of 3,000 other excluding wet blues were to Turkey (2,200 pounds) and China (800 pounds). Net sales of 43,400 splits reported for Vietnam (43,400 pounds, including 42,000 pounds switched from Taiwan) and Mexico (42,000 pounds), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (42,000 pounds). Exports of 86,400 splits were to Vietnam (43,400 pounds) and China (43,000 pounds).

 

WEEKLY NET

SALES ACTIVITY

 
COUNTRY

WHOLE

WET BLUES

CATTLE
HIDES
1601

CALF
SKINS
1602

KIP
SKINS
1603


CROUPONS
1604


UNSPLIT
1606

GRAIN
SPLIT
1607

DROP
SPLITS
1608

THOUSAND UNITS

ITALY

22.9

 

 

 

-2.4

 

 

JAPAN

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

TAIWAN

-4.1

 

 

 

9.0

 

-42.0

CHINA

185.1

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

INDIA

 

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

HG KONG

 

 

 

 

-22.9

 

 

INDNSIA

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

KOR REP

29.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

THAILND

26.0

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

VIETNAM

 

 

 

 

28.7

 

43.4

BRAZIL

15.7

 

 

 

34.1

 

 

CANADA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO

56.0

 

 

 

 

 

42.0

NET SALES

332.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

64.9

0.0

43.4

WEEKLY EXPORTS

281.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

165.1

0.8

86.4

ACCUM. EXPORTS

3,120.3

1.8

13.5

0.0

1,128.0

28.5

428.9

OUTSTANDING SALES

1,991.3

0.0

10.0

0.0

2,809.3

81.7

614.1