U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 3/21/2024

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 351,400 pieces for 2024 were up 7 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (259,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 8,800 pieces), South Korea (37,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), Mexico (30,600 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 400 pieces), Turkey (9,100 whole cattle hides), and Taiwan (7,200 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 200 pieces), were offset by reductions for Brazil (200 pieces). Exports of 392,000 pieces were up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (248,400 pieces), Mexico (44,500 pieces), South Korea (30,800 pieces), Thailand (25,200 pieces), and Brazil (19,800 pieces). 

 

Net sales of 240,100 wet blues for 2024 were up 53 percent from the previous week and 56 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (85,700 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), Italy (83,300 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit), China (47,000 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), Mexico (12,800 grain splits), and Taiwan (4,800 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Brazil (100 grain splits). Exports of 131,500 wet blues were down 7 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (59,500 unsplit), Italy (23,700 unsplit), Vietnam (21,200 unsplit), Thailand (8,000 unsplit), and Mexico (7,200 grain splits). Total net sales of 40,300 splits, including decreases of 4,000 pounds were for Vietnam. Exports of 209,500 splits were to Vietnam (123,200 pounds) and China (86,300 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

4.2

 

 

 

83.3

 

 

TURKEY

9.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN

7.2

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

CHINA

259.2

 

 

 

47.0

 

 

HG KONG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KOR REP

37.2

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

THAILND

4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIETNAM

 

 

 

 

85.7

 

40.3

BRAZIL

-0.2

 

 

 

4.0

-0.1

 

MEXICO

30.6

 

 

 

 

12.8

 

NET SALES

351.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

224.7

15.4

40.3

WEEKLY EXPORTS

392.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

120.8

10.7

209.5

ACCUM. EXPORTS

4,629.0

0.0

7.3

0.0

1,578.8

47.3

1,084.8

OUTSTANDING SALES

2,601.2

8.3

14.4

0.0

1,469.8

64.3

1,109.9