Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 319,800 pieces were 36 per cent below the previous week and 27 per cent under the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 286,000 pieces were primarily for South Korea (115,600 pieces), China (48,000 pieces), and Taiwan (47,600 pieces).  In addition, whole cattle hide sales of 7,200 pieces for delivery in the 2005 marketing year (which begins January 1) were mainly to South Korea (3,600 pieces), Italy (1,400 pieces), and Thailand (1,400 pieces). Exports of 783,900 pieces were down 5 per cent from the previous week, but up 53 per cent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 763,600 pieces were mainly for South Korea (184,800 pieces), China (127,700 pieces), Hong Kong (117,900 pieces), and Japan (110,600 pieces).    

Net sales of 285,200 wet blues (mainly unsplit) were three and two-thirds times the prior week and four and one-tenth times the previous 4-week average. The primary buyers were Italy (219,500 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (20,800 grain split), and Hong Kong (14,600 unsplit and 200 grain split). Exports of 126,300 hides were up 11 per cent from the previous week and 59 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were South Korea (36,200 grain split and 5,200 unsplit), Italy (18,300 unsplit), Hong Kong (16,000 unsplit), Taiwan (14,300 unsplit), Japan (12,100 grain split), and Thailand (10,800 unsplit).

Net sales of splits totalling 861,700 pounds were 28 per cent below the previous week and 50 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The major buyers were South Korea (488,100 pounds) and China (346,200 pounds). Exports of 1,575,700 pounds were three times the previous week and 58 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The main destinations were Hong Kong (877,400 pounds), China (431,300 pounds), and Taiwan (225,000 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
ITALY	11.0	12.2	11.8		219.5
TURKEY	2.0
JAPAN	21.3		4.1			3.7
TAIWAN	47.6				2.4
CHINA	48.0	5.0			--0.1	4.9	346.2
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