US Perspective – 14.04.26
For the period ending April 2 there were exports from the US of 271,200 whole cattle hides. The destinations were primarily China (177,700 pieces), Mexico (29,600 pieces), South Korea (19,200), Brazil (19,000 pieces) and Thailand (15,700 pieces).
There were also exports of 141,700 wet blue hides. The destinations in this case were primarily Vietnam (59,300), Italy (38,600 unsplit), China (12,800 unsplit), Brazil (12,600) and Hong Kong (9,600 unsplit).
The most recent reports on hide prices have shown butt-branded steer hides weighing 62-64 pounds still at $20.50 each, but heavy Texas steers weighing 60-62 pounds at $10.50 per piece. Cow hide prices showed northern dairy cows at $7.50, south-west dairy cows at $7, northern branded cows at $2 and south-west branded cows at $1.50, with weights of 50-52 pounds in each case.
The source of all these figures is the US Department of Agriculture. Please note that the prices quoted represent ‘ballpark’ figures.
