Intelligence

US Export sales for week ending 18/08/2005

26/08/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 572,000 pieces were two and one-tenth times the previous week and 46 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 560,400 pieces were mainly for China (246,900 pieces), South Korea (149,200 pieces), Taiwan (47,400 pieces), Japan (36,400 pieces), and Mexico (27,300 pieces). Exports of 572,300 pieces were 31 per cent above the previous week and 28 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 566,000 pieces -a marketing year high -were mainly for China (221,200 pieces), South Korea (139,200 pieces), Taiwan (52,900 pieces), Japan (39,800 pieces), Mexico (39,700 pieces), and Hong Kong (28,700 pieces).      

Net sales of 61,300 wet blues were 24 per cent below the week earlier and 52 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Mexico (14,700 unsplit and 5,600 grain split), China (15,800 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (10,000 grain split), and Hong Kong (7,900 unsplit).  Exports of 113,500 hides were 10 per cent above the prior week and 13 per cent over the previous 4-week average. The primary destinations were South Korea (22,200 unsplit), China (20,000 unsplit), Hong Kong (17,100 unsplit and 1,300 grain split), and Thailand (12,100 unsplit and 3,400 grain split). 

Net sales of splits totalling 560,400 pounds were two-thirds below the previous week and 59 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The buyers were China (366,200 pounds) and Hong Kong (194,200 pounds). Exports of 1,656,200 pounds were 32 per cent above the previous week and 39 per cent over the prior 4-week average. The main destinations were Hong Kong (962,800 pounds) and China (553,400 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

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

 

U KING

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

36.4

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN

47.4

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

CHINA

246.9

 

 

 

15.8

 

366.2

INDIA

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

HG KONG

9.6

 

 

 

7.9

-0.3

194.2

INDNSIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KOR REP

149.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

THAILND

8.8

 

 

 

-0.3

-0.2

 

VIETNAM

19.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARGENT

6.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

CANADA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOM REP

6.4

 

 

 

 

10.0

 

MEXICO

27.3

 

 

 

14.7

5.6

 

SALVADR

 

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

NET SALES

560.4

0.0

11.6

0.0

44.2

17.1

560.4

WEEKLY EXPORTS

566.0

0.0

6.2

0.0

89.7

23.8

1,656.2

ACCUM. EXPORTS

14,212.2

497.1

451.7

0.0

2,711.8

806.3

46,175.7

OUTSTANDING SALES

3,569.1

65.0

73.1

0.0

504.3

78.0

11,666.9