Net sales of 111,800 wet blues were two and one-third times the previous week and 43% over the 4-week average. The primary buyers were Italy (36,400 unsplit and 2,100 grain split), Mexico (18,600 unsplit and 4,700 grain split), and South Korea (11,700 unsplit and 7,700 grain split). Exports of 57,000 hides were 24 percent below the previous week and 33% below the 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (17,300 unsplit), Italy (11,200 unsplit), Taiwan (9,600 unsplit), and Mexico (5,800 unsplit and 3,800 grain split). Net sales of splits totaling 2,415,000 pounds were two and one-third times the previous week and two and three-quarters times the 4-week average. The primary buyers were South Korea (1,245,000 pounds), Italy (720,000 pounds), and Hong Kong (712,000 pounds). Decreases were reported for Mexico (462,000 pounds). Exports of 904,200 pounds were up 10% from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (287,200 pounds), Italy (285,000 pounds), Mexico (142,000 pounds), South Korea (140,000 pounds), and China (50,000 pounds).

WEEKLY NET SALES ACTIVITY    COUNTRY	WHOLE				WET BLUES
	CATTLE HIDES 1601	CATTLE SKINS 1602	KIP SKINS 1603	CROUPONS 1604	UNSPLIT 1606	GRAIN SPLIT 1607	DROP SPLITS 1608
	THOUSAND UNITS
FRANCE			1.4
ITALY	17.8	52.9	10.1		36.4	2.1	720.0
SPAIN	2.4					7.4	200.0
CROATIA	--0.1
JAPAN	38.8		3.8			2.6
TAIWAN	53.4				0.3	6.4	Share this story: Leatherbiz.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English. The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.