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 |
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CATTLE |
CALF |
KIP |
|
|
GRAIN |
DROP |
|
THOUSAND UNITS |
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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 |