Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 358,000 pieces were 38 per cent below the previous week and 22 per cent under the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 323,500 pieces were primarily for South Korea (140,600 pieces) and China (71,800 pieces).  Exports of 433,200 pieces were down 2 per cent from the previous week and 3 per cent below the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 377,700 pieces were mainly for China (140,000 pieces) and South Korea (115,700 pieces).  

 Net sales of 48,600 wet blues (mainly unsplit) were 38 per cent below the prior week and 48 per cent under the previous 4-week average.  The primary buyers were Hong Kong (19,600 unsplit and 700 grain split), China (7,300 unsplit), Mexico (4,800 grain split and 800 unsplit), and Taiwan (5,200 unsplit). 

Exports of 76,800 hides were down 23 per cent from the previous week and 14 per cent from the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were Hong Kong (26,300 unsplit), Italy (13,500 unsplit), and China (11,700 unsplit). 

Net sales of splits totalling 3,096,000 pounds were three and one-half times the previous week and two and nine-tenth times the prior 4-week average.  The primary buyers were Italy (2,400,000 pounds), Hong Kong (450,600 pounds), and China (202,700 pounds).  Exports of 1,040,500 pounds were 83 per  cent above the previous week, but 15 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The main destinations were China (410,400 pounds), Italy (347,900 pounds), and Hong Kong (150,600 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
ITALY	38.4	22.2	1.8		4.2	1.4	2,400.0
JAPAN	32.6		8.0
TAIWAN	12.6				5.2		42.8
CHINA	71.8				7.3		202.7
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