Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 540,700 pieces were up 2% from the previous week and 14% from the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 513,000 pieces were primarily for China (162,600 pieces), Mexico (109,400 pieces, including unreported sales of 80,000 pieces made earlier during the marketing year), Canada (76,400 pieces, including unreported sales of 70,000 pieces made earlier during the marketing year), and South Korea (61,100 pieces).  Exports of 573,300 pieces were 7% below the prior week, but 9% over the previous 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 543,300 pieces were mainly for China (127,500 pieces), Mexico (111,700 pieces, including unreported activity of 80,000 pieces), South Korea (82,000 pieces), Canada (76,400 pieces, including unreported activity of 70,000 pieces), and Japan (54,500 pieces). 

Net sales of 40,900 wet blues (mainly unsplit) were 27% below the prior week and 49% under the previous 4-week average.  The primary buyers were China (19,600 unsplit) and Italy (12,500 unsplit).  Exports of 89,000 hides were down 19% from the previous week, but up 12% from the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Hong Kong (24,600 unsplit), Mexico (11,300 unsplit and 4,800 grain split), Taiwan (13,600 unsplit), and South Korea (11,700 unsplit and 1,000 grain split).  Net sales of splits totalling 152,900 pounds were primarily the result of increases for Italy (173,000 pounds) being partially offset by decreases for Taiwan (9,800 pounds), Hong Kong (7,100 pounds), and China (3,700 pounds).  Exports of 1,442,000 pounds were 18% over the previous week, but off 10% from the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Hong Kong (428,000 pounds), Taiwan (290,200 pounds), Italy (217,300 pounds), and Mexico (211,600 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
GERMANY	0.7
ITALY	14.1	20.4	2.4		12.5		173.0
NETHLDS	--0.4
TURKEY
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