Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 639,500 pieces were 39 per cent above the previous week and 36 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 619,700 pieces were mainly for China (241,700 pieces), South Korea (163,500 pieces), Thailand (55,000 pieces), and Taiwan (45,400 pieces). Exports of 546,800 pieces were 14 per cent higher than the previous week and 8 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 512,600 pieces were mainly for China (202,900 pieces), South Korea (127,800 pieces), Taiwan (51,800 pieces), and Hong Kong (34,000 pieces).   

Net sales of 150,500 wet blues were two and one-half times the previous week and double the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (57,600 unsplit and 100 grain split), Italy (37,500 unsplit), Taiwan (17,200 unsplit), Thailand (14,100 unsplit and 1,900 grain split), and the Dominican Republic (12,000 grain split). Exports of 111,800 hides were 11 per cent below the prior week, but 3 per cent above the previous 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (31,600 unsplit and 1,300 grain split), Italy (14,900 unsplit and 2,000 grain split), Taiwan (15,300 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (12,000 grain split), and South Korea (10,300 unsplit). 

Net sales of splits totalling 1,068,700 pounds were 79 per cent above the previous week, but 19 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The buyers were Hong Kong (985,400 pounds), Mexico (46,000 pounds), and China (37,300 pounds). Exports of 1,358,200 pounds were 7 per cent over the previous week and 13 percent above the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were Hong Kong (795,600 pounds), China (339,700 pounds), and Italy (223,000 pounds). 

WEEKLY NET SALES ACTIVITY COUNTRY	WHOLE				WET BLUES
	CATTLE HIDES 1601	CALF SKINS 1602	KIP SKINS 1603	CROUPONS 1604	UNSPLIT 1606	GRAIN SPLIT 1607	DROP SPLITS 1608
	THOUSAND UNITS
ITALY	30.8		3.5		37.5	-2.3
PORTUGL		8.1
TURKEY	2.0	0.2
JAPAN	22.1	-0.1
TAIWAN	45.4				17.2
CHINA	241.7				-0.1		37.3
INDIA
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