U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 5/2/2024
Hides and Skins:
Net sales of 258,600 pieces for 2024 were
down 46 percent from the previous week and 43 percent from the prior 4-week
average. Increases primarily for China (168,400 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 7,800 pieces), Thailand (31,500 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 1,000 pieces), Mexico (29,300 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 3,000 pieces), South Korea (15,100 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 800 pieces), and Taiwan (13,800 whole cattle hides, including
decreases of 100 pieces), were offset by reductions for Italy (500 pieces) and
Brazil (400 pieces). Exports of 433,100 pieces were up 17 percent from the
previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hides
exports were primarily to China (270,700 pieces), South Korea (41,800 pieces),
Mexico (41,300 pieces), Thailand (35,700 pieces), and Brazil (30,100 pieces). In
addition, exports of 1,300 kip skins were to Belgium.
Net
sales of 84,100 wet blues for 2024 were up 12 percent from the previous week,
but down 29 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for
Vietnam (46,400 unsplit, including decreases of 100 unsplit), Thailand (30,400
unsplit, including decreases of 3,200 unsplit and 400 grain splits), China
(8,200 unsplit), Indonesia (3,400 unsplit), and South Korea (1,400 grain
splits), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (4,700 unsplit) and Italy (700
unsplit). Exports of 139,300 wet blues were up 10 percent from the previous week
and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to
Vietnam (48,200 unsplit), Italy (35,100 unsplit), China (20,200 unsplit), Hong
Kong (17,900 unsplit), and Thailand (11,800 unsplit). Net sales reductions of
75,900 splits, resulting in increases for South Korea (3,100 pounds), were more
than offset by reductions for China (79,000 pounds). Exports of 88,700 splits
were to South Korea (85,000 pounds) and Vietnam (3,700 pounds).
WEEKLY NET
SALES ACTIVITY
|
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
|||||
CATTLE |
CALF |
KIP |
|
|
GRAIN |
DROP |
|
THOUSAND UNITS |
|||||||
ITALY |
-0.5 |
|
|
|
-0.7 |
|
|
TAIWAN |
13.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHINA |
168.4 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
-79.0 |
INDIA |
1.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANGLADH |
|
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
HG KONG |
|
|
|
|
-4.7 |
|
|
INDNSIA |
|
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
KOR REP |
15.1 |
|
|
|
|
1.4 |
3.1 |
THAILND |
31.5 |
|
|
|
30.4 |
-0.4 |
|
VIETNAM |
|
|
|
|
46.4 |
|
|
BRAZIL |
-0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEXICO |
29.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
URUGUAY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET SALES |
258.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
83.1 |
0.9 |
-75.9 |
WEEKLY EXPORTS |
431.9 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
137.4 |
2.0 |
88.7 |
ACCUM. EXPORTS |
6,846.8 |
7.0 |
13.8 |
0.0 |
2,342.2 |
75.1 |
1,675.5 |
OUTSTANDING SALES |
2,697.0 |
1.9 |
13.0 |
0.0 |
1,287.5 |
61.8 |
656.5 |