U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 9/5/2024 

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 437,900 pieces for 2024 were up 21 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for China (370,100 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 5,800 pieces), South Korea (32,700 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 300 pieces), Mexico (31,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 7,700 pieces), Thailand (2,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,200 pieces), and the Republic of South Africa (700 whole cattle hides), were offset by reductions for Italy (900 pieces), Brazil (200 pieces), and Taiwan (200 pieces). Total net sales of 2,200 calf skins were for China. In addition, total net sales reductions of 300 kip skins were for Belgium. Total net sales of 6,400 pieces for 2025 were for Taiwan. Exports of 358,200 pieces were down 6 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (191,100 pieces), Mexico (52,500 pieces), South Korea (52,000 pieces), Thailand (28,500 pieces), and Brazil (17,100 pieces). In addition, exports of 2,600 kip skins were to Belgium.

Net sales of 128,600 wet blues for 2024 were up noticeably from the previous week and up 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (67,800 unsplit, including decreases of 4,300 unsplit), China (50,800 unsplit, including decreases of 11,200 unsplit), Taiwan (9,300 unsplit), India (6,400 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), and South Korea (2,800 grain splits), were offset by reductions primarily for Brazil (8,300 unsplit). Total net sales of 41,600 wet blues for 2025 were for Vietnam. Exports of 124,400 wet blues were down 5 percent from the previous week and 11 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (39,800 unsplit), Italy (27,000 unsplit and 1,700 grain splits), China (16,600 unsplit), Thailand (15,400 unsplit), and Brazil (4,900 unsplit). No net sales of splits were reported for the week. Exports of 45,100 splits were to Vietnam.