Net sales of 29,000 wet blues were mainly for South Korea (15,300 grain split) and Mexico (9,500 grain split). Exports of 58,800 hides were 53% below the previous week and 46% below the 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (11,400 grain split and 6,600 unsplit), Italy (11,300 unsplit and 300 grain split), and South Korea (6,000 unsplit). Net sales of splits totaling 1,000,500 pounds were 31%below the previous week and 34% under the 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (600,000 pounds), Spain (300,000 pounds), and Taiwan (150,000 pounds). Decreases were reported for China (300,000 pounds). Exports of 778,500 pounds were down 46%from the previous week and 26% from the 4-week average. The destinations were South Korea (280,900 pounds), Hong Kong (250,000 pounds), Mexico (147,500 pounds), and China (100,000 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
GERM, FR	--0.2
ITALY	19.7	2.0	6.0			0.8	100.0
SPAIN	2.7					2.5	300.0
CROATIA	--0.5
JAPAN	18.7		6.5			--0.7
TAIWAN	58.4				0.1	--0.1	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.