U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 4/18/2024

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 575,100 pieces for 2024 were up 72 percent from the previous week and 70 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (393,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 7,700 pieces), South Korea (72,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,200 pieces), Mexico (45,300 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 2,100 pieces), Thailand (37,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 800 pieces), and Italy (12,900 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 1,800 pieces), were offset by reductions for Indonesia (3,200 pieces) and Taiwan (1,200 pieces). In addition, net sales reductions of 1,700 kip skins were reported for Belgium (1,100 kip skins) and China (600 kip skins). Exports of 423,900 pieces were up 31 percent from the previous week and 22 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides exports were primarily to China (233,000 pieces), Mexico (65,800 pieces), South Korea (44,900 pieces), Thailand (31,100 pieces), and Brazil (23,300 pieces).

Net sales of 81,100 wet blues for 2024 were down 67 percent from the previous week and 47 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (28,100 unsplit), Italy (23,700 unsplit, including decreases of 200 unsplit and 100 grain splits), Thailand (12,500 unsplit), China (9,800 unsplit), and Brazil (4,100 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), were offset by reductions for Taiwan (100 unsplit). Exports of 130,500 wet blues were down 5 percent from the previous week and 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (27,600 unsplit), China (26,200 unsplit), Italy (18,400 unsplit and 1,500 grain splits), Brazil (14,100 unsplit and 2,000 grain splits), and Thailand (15,400 unsplit). Total net sales of 1,100 splits, including decreases of 700 pounds, were for Vietnam. No exports of splits were reported for the week.