Intelligence

US Export sales for week ending 27/10/2005

04/11/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 430,000 pieces were 11 per cent below the previous week and 3 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 430,400 pieces were mainly for China (218,700 pieces) and South Korea (117,100 pieces).  Exports of 470,700 pieces were 2 per cent higher than the prior week and 7 per cent over the previous 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 461,200 pieces were primarily for China (195,800 pieces), South Korea (107,300 pieces), and Taiwan (44,800 pieces). 

Net sales of 53,600 wet blues were 44 per cent below the week earlier and 34 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (13,200 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (12,600 grain split), South Korea (8,900 unsplit), and Mexico (4,700 unsplit and 3,800 grain split). Exports of 107,800 hides were 32 per cent above the prior week and 6 per cent over the previous 4-week average. The primary destinations were Italy (35,700 unsplit), Hong Kong (23,900 unsplit and 1,700 grain split), Mexico (6,800 unsplit and 5,200 grain split), and South Korea (6,300 unsplit).

Net sales of splits totalling 1,017,200 pounds were 50 per cent below the week earlier and 24 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Major increases for Italy (526,300 pounds) and China (436,900 pounds) were partially offset by decreases for Hong Kong (17,800 pounds) and Taiwan (14,900 pounds). Exports of 1,700,600 pounds were 27 per cent higher than the week earlier and 38 per cent above the previous 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (634,700 pounds), China (575,000 pounds), Taiwan (185,100 pounds), and Italy (176,300 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

6.5

-0.1

 

 

3.6

 

526.3

JAPAN

12.5

 

-0.3

 

 

1.2

 

TAIWAN

37.3

 

 

 

3.4

 

-14.9

CHINA

218.7

 

 

 

2.4

 

436.9

INDIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HG KONG

0.8

 

 

 

13.2

 

-17.8

KOR REP

117.1

 

 

 

8.9

 

 

THAILND

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIETNAM

8.2

 

 

 

 

 

-1.2

ARGENT

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANADA

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOM REP

 

 

 

 

 

12.6

 

MEXICO

18.9

 

 

 

4.7

3.8

88.0

NET SALES

430.4

-0.1

-0.3

0.0

36.1

17.6

1,017.2

WEEKLY EXPORTS

461.2

1.2

8.3

0.0

87.2

20.6

1,700.6

ACCUM. EXPORTS

18,552.8

534.2

525.0

0.0

3,488.5

1,025.7

59,366.1

OUTSTANDING SALES

3,713.4

56.8

57.6

0.0

388.8

67.4

12,239.6