Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 399,100 pieces were 13 per cent below the previous week and 2 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 373,300 pieces were primarily for South Korea (126,800 pieces) and China (107,900 pieces). In addition, whole cattle hide net sales of 2,000 pieces for delivery in the 2005 marketing year (which begins January 1, 2005) resulted as increases for Italy (3,800 pieces) were partially offset by decreases for Thailand (1,400 pieces) and China (300 pieces).  Exports of 477,400 pieces were down 34 per cent from the previous week and 28 per cent under the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 437,300 pieces were mainly for South Korea (166,200 pieces), China (142,200 pieces), and Taiwan (42,400 pieces).    

Net sales of 47,200 wet blues (mainly unsplit) were 34 per cent below the prior week and 62 per cent under the previous 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (18,600 unsplit), Thailand (8,300 unsplit), Taiwan (7,200 unsplit), and Mexico (5,300 grain split and 1,700 unsplit). Exports of 71,700 hides were down 18 per cent from the previous week and 26 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (24,200 unsplit) and Italy (21,800 unsplit).  Net sales of splits totaling 2,568,600 pounds were 19 per cent below the previous week, but up 51 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Indonesia (746,800 pounds), Hong Kong (672,000 pounds, including late reporting of 572,000 pounds), Italy (528,000 pounds, all late reporting), and China (441,800 pounds, including late reporting of 440,000 pounds). Exports of 2,413,300 pounds were down 27 per cent from the previous week, but up 50 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The main destinations were Hong Kong (1,168,000 pounds, including late reporting of 1,067,500 pounds), Italy (683,900 pounds, all late reporting), South Korea (250,000 pounds), and China (127,800 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	22.9	8.3	10.2		2.4		528.0
TURKEY			2.0
JAPAN	14.4		5.4			1.0
TAIWAN	20.3				7.2
CHINA	107.9					0.1	441.8
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