Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 469,800 pieces were 12% below the prior week and 8% under the 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 444,400 pieces were primarily for South Korea (104,500 pieces), Mexico (97,900 pieces, including unreported sales of 56,000 pieces made during the marketing year), and China (73,600 pieces).  Exports of 508,400 pieces were down 23% from the previous week, but up 10% from the 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide shipments of 484,700 pieces were destined mainly for South Korea (136,500 pieces), China (125,500 pieces), and Mexico (93,100 pieces, including unreported activity of 56,000 pieces).

Net sales of 283,900 wet blues (mainly unsplit) were four and one-third times the previous week and four and one-half times the 4-week average.  The primary buyers were Italy (99,500 unsplit and 2,100 grain split), Hong Kong (59,400 unsplit and 3,700 grain split), Taiwan (53,000 unsplit), and South Korea (34,200 unsplit and 16,800 grain split).  Exports of 96,400 hides were 13% below the previous week, but 28% over the 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Italy (24,100 unsplit), Hong Kong (15,600 unsplit and 3,700 grain split), and Mexico (14,100 unsplit and 4,900 grain split).  Net sales of splits totaling 2,644,400 pounds were 49% above the prior week and 70%over the 4-week average.  Hong Kong (2,071,700 pounds) and Mexico (419,300 pounds) were the primary buyers.  Exports of 1,882,200 pounds were 13% above the previous week and 81% above the 4-week average.  Hong Kong (638,500 pounds) was the leading destination, followed by South Korea (302,200 pounds), China (297,400 pounds), Italy (270,000 pounds), and Indonesia (244,800 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	27.4	11.4	8.6		99.5	2.1	180.0
SPAIN	0.9					--0.1
CROATIA	--0.1
JAPAN	53.1		5.2			4.4
TAIWAN	52.2				53.0
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