Intelligence

US Export sales for week ending 03/11/2005

14/11/2005

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 528,400 pieces were 23 per cent above the previous week and 26 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 520,000 pieces were mainly for China (253,100 pieces), South Korea (121,700 pieces), Mexico (51,700 pieces), and Taiwan (43,200 pieces). Sales of 16,200 pieces for delivery in 2006 were primarily for China (9,100 pieces) and South Korea (6,800 pieces). Exports of 469,100 pieces were equal to the prior week and 5 per cent over the previous 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 457,700 pieces were primarily for China (223,600 pieces), South Korea (95,700 pieces), Japan (33,100 pieces), Taiwan (32,500 pieces), and Mexico (30,600 pieces).        

Net sales of 101,800 wet blues were 90 per cent above the week earlier and 35 per cent over the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were the Dominican Republic (35,400 grain split), Thailand (20,500 grain split and 3,700 unsplit), and Hong Kong (23,800 unsplit). Exports of 86,800 hides were 20 percent below the prior week and 15 per cent under the previous 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (18,500 unsplit), Hong Kong (17,400 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (14,800 grain split and 1,600 unsplit), and Italy (15,500 unsplit).

Net sales of splits totalling 199,700 pounds -all to Hong Kong -were 80 per cent below the week earlier and 87 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Exports of 364,700 pounds were 79 per cent lower than the week earlier and 71 per cent under the previous 4-week average. The destinations were China (270,000 pounds) and Hong Kong (94,700 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

25.8

-1.3

2.6

 

 

 

 

NETHLDS

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

PORTUGL

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

13.5

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN

43.2

 

 

 

7.5

 

 

CHINA

253.1

 

1.7

 

-0.2

 

 

HG KONG

6.0

 

 

 

23.8

 

199.7

KOR REP

121.7

 

 

 

-0.2

 

 

THAILND

0.2

 

 

 

3.7

20.5

 

VIETNAM

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOM REP

 

 

 

 

 

35.4

 

MEXICO

51.7

 

2.7

 

7.9

1.7

 

SALVADR

 

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

NET SALES

520.0

-1.3

9.8

0.0

42.6

59.2

199.7

WEEKLY EXPORTS

457.7

1.3

10.1

0.0

64.7

22.1

364.7

ACCUM. EXPORTS

19,010.6

535.5

535.0

0.0

3,553.2

1,047.8

59,730.8

OUTSTANDING SALES

3,775.6

54.2

57.3

0.0

366.7

104.6

12,074.6