Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 318,100 pieces were 41 percent below the previous week.  Whole cattle hide sales of 295,300 pieces were primarily for China (145,100 pieces), South Korea (38,300 pieces), and Taiwan (25,700 pieces).  Exports of 430,900 pieces were 12 percent below the previous week, but 18 percent above the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 397,000 pieces were mainly for China (146,900 pieces) and South Korea (99,100 pieces).

Net sales of 123,200 wet blues (mainly unsplit) were 81 percent above the previous week.  The primary buyers were Hong Kong (79,000 unsplit and 7,600 grain split) and China (10,200 unsplit and 700 grain split).  Exports of 85,800 hides were 11 percent over the previous week, but 11 percent below the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Hong Kong (37,800 unsplit) and China (7,300 grain split and 5,900 unsplit).  Net sales of splits totaling 1,502,900 pounds were down 71 percent from the previous week.  The primary buyers were Hong Kong (593,900 pounds), Italy (335,000 pounds), and Mexico (310,000 pounds).  Exports of 1,459,800 pounds were 39 percent below the previous week, but equaled the 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Hong Kong (719,000 pounds), Italy (270,000 pounds), and Mexico (245,100 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			1.3
GERMANY	--0.1
ITALY	11.1	21.3	3.2				335.0
PORTUGL						1.3
SPAIN						3.4
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