Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 480,200 pieces were 25 per cent below the previous week and 8 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 481,400 pieces were mainly for China (210,600 pieces), South Korea (72,200 pieces), Taiwan (72,100 pieces), and Hong Kong (43,000 pieces). Exports of 471,700 pieces were 14 per cent lower than the previous week and 7 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 466,300 pieces were mainly for China (141,000 pieces), South Korea (133,100 pieces), Taiwan (62,400 pieces), Hong Kong (43,500 pieces), and Mexico (40,800 pieces).   

Net sales of 315,900 wet blues were two and one-tenth times the previous week and three and three-fifths times the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Italy (170,800 unsplit), China (49,300 unsplit), South Korea (35,200 unsplit and 100 grain split), Taiwan (17,900 unsplit and 15,700 grain split), Thailand (19,100 unsplit), and Hong Kong (12,400 unsplit).  Exports of 191,700 hides were 72 per cent above the prior week and 74 per cent over the previous 4-week average. The primary destinations were Italy (108,000 unsplit and 7,900 grain split), Taiwan (9,100 unsplit and 14,300 grain split), and Hong Kong (18,400 unsplit and 1,400 grain split). 

Net sales of splits totalling 830,200 pounds were 22 per cent under the previous week and 13 per cent below the prior 4-week average. The main buyers were China (554,700 pounds) and Hong Kong (282,900 pounds). Exports of 1,223,000 pounds were 10 per cent below the previous week and 6 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (604,900 pounds), China (385,500 pounds), and Indonesia (145,300 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	4.0				170.8	-0.8	-1.3
PORTUGL						-0.1
JAPAN	27.0		-1.2
TAIWAN	72.1				17.9	15.7
CHINA	210.6				49.3		554.7
HG KONG	43.0				12.4	-1.5	282.9
INDNSIA	--0.1						-4.7
KOR REP	72.2				35.2	Share this story: Leatherbiz.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English. The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.