Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 324,400 pieces were 32 percent below the previous week and 49 percent under the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 316,400 pieces were primarily for South Korea (187,900 pieces), Taiwan (32,500 pieces), and China (32,300 pieces).  Exports of 481,100 pieces were down 26 percent from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 474,500 pieces were mainly for South Korea (156,000 pieces), China (143,900 pieces), and Taiwan (71,800 pieces).

Net sales of 47,500 wet blues were 65 percent below the prior week and 57 percent under the previous 4-week average.  The primary buyers were Mexico (16,400 unsplit and 5,400 grain split) and Taiwan (16,100 unsplit).  Exports of 82,700 hides were off 27 percent from the previous week and 8 percent below the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Italy (26,100 unsplit), Taiwan (14,200 unsplit), South Korea (7,600 grain split and 5,900 unsplit), and Hong Kong (11,600 unsplit).  Net sales of splits totaling 3,688,000 pounds improved from the previous week’s level and were three times the prior 4-week average.  The buyers were Hong Kong (1,688,000 pounds, including 1,000,000 pounds of late reporting), Italy (1,000,000 pounds--all late reporting), China (500,000 pounds--all late reporting), and Spain (500,000 pounds--all late reporting). Exports of 2,762,300 pounds--a marketing-year high--were two and one-tenth times the prior week and nearly two and two-fifths times the previous 4-week average.  The destinations were Hong Kong (1,682,300 pounds, including 1,400,000 pounds reported late), Italy (590,000 pounds, including 500,000 pounds reported late), China (400,000 pounds--all late reporting), and South Korea (90,000 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
ITALY		1.3					1,000.0
SPAIN	1.5						500.0
TURKEY
JAPAN	20.8	2.6	1.4			1.4
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