Intelligence

US Export sales for week ending 12/01/2006

20/01/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 700,400 pieces were much improved from the previous week. Whole cattle hide sales of 692,500 pieces were mainly for China (310,200 pieces), South Korea (241,800 pieces), and Hong Kong (39,600 pieces). Exports of 449,800 pieces were 10 per cent above the previous week and 20 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 440,400 pieces were primarily for China (179,000 pieces), South Korea (136,200 pieces), and Taiwan (44,000 pieces). 

Net sales of 107,900 wet blues were 12 per cent above the previous week. The primary buyers were China (61,600 unsplit), Mexico (14,600 unsplit and 3,700 grain split), and the Dominican Republic (10,000 grain split). Exports of 105,700 hides were 28 per cent above the previous week and double the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (25,800 unsplit and 5,800 grain split), Italy (20,700 unsplit and 2,000 grain split), the Dominican Republic (3,400 unsplit and 10,000 grain split), Mexico (3,800 unsplit and 7,400 grain split), Taiwan (8,500 unsplit), and South Korea (8,300 unsplit). 

Net sales reductions of splits totalling 294,800 pounds were mainly for Italy (270,000 pounds, including increases of 135,000 pounds offset by decreases of 405,000 pounds due to incorrect reporting). Exports of 1,157,400 pounds were 29 percent below the previous week, but 1 percent above the prior 4-week average.  The main destinations were Hong Kong (755,500 pounds), Italy (225,000 pounds), and Indonesia (87,000 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

14.7

 

2.7

 

 

 

-270.0

NETHLDS

 

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

PORTUGL

 

 

 

 

 

-1.3

 

SPAIN

-0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

CROATIA

-0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

22.5

 

-0.4

 

 

1.3

 

TAIWAN

28.4

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

CHINA

310.2

 

 

 

61.6

 

-4.1

INDIA

 

 

 

 

-0.1

 

 

HG KONG

39.6

 

 

 

2.2

 

-20.5

INDNSIA

 

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

KOR REP

241.8

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

THAILND

9.7

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

VIETNAM

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOM REP

 

 

 

 

-0.2

10.0

 

MEXICO

24.5

 

 

 

14.6

3.7

--0.3

NET SALES

692.5

0.0

7.9

0.0

94.1

13.8

-294.8

WEEKLY EXPORTS

440.4

1.3

8.1

0.0

78.5

27.3

1,157.4

ACCUM. EXPORTS

728.5

1.3

12.0

0.0

127.0

45.2

2,450.8

OUTSTANDING SALES

3,646.4

63.1

47.0

0.0

462.0

84.7

11,510.5