Intelligence

US Export sales for week ending 09/02/2006

17/02/2006
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 784,000 pieces were two and three-fifths times the previous week and 49 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 768,200 pieces were mainly for China (419,400 pieces), South Korea (173,400 pieces), and Thailand (46,400 pieces). Exports of 433,200 pieces were 5 per cent below the previous week and 2 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 422,000 pieces were primarily for China (203,500 pieces), South Korea (109,700 pieces), Taiwan (34,400 pieces), and Mexico (27,600 pieces).   
Net sales of 147,900 wet blues were three and two-thirds times the previous week and 95 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (44,600 unsplit and 8,300 grain split), Mexico (16,900 unsplit and 5,200 grain split), China (9,000 unsplit and 7,000 grain unsplit), Italy (14,800 unsplit), Indonesia (12,000 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (10,000 unsplit), and Thailand (9,200 grain split). Exports of 66,600 hides were 22 per cent under the previous week and 32 percent less than the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Mexico (6,600 unsplit and 5,200 grain split), Italy (7,700 unsplit and 4,000 grain split), the Dominican Republic (11,300 grain split), Hong Kong (10,800 unsplit), and China (9,000 unsplit). 

Net sales of splits totalling 1,064,900 pounds were much improved from the previous week and 64 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Italy (524,100 pounds), Hong Kong (279,900 pounds), and China (172,900 pounds). Exports of 671,700 pounds were 8 per cent above the previous week, but 48 percent under the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (413,700 pounds), China (172,900 pounds), and Italy (85,100 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
17.5
2.6
11.2
 
14.8
 
524.1
SPAIN
1.5
 
 
 
 
1.2
 
JAPAN
16.2
 
2.0
 
 
 
 
TAIWAN
21.4
 
 
 
8.3
 
44.0
CHINA
419.4
 
 
 
9.0
7.0
172.9
INDIA
 
 
 
 
0.1
 
 
HG KONG
25.9
 
 
 
44.6
8.3
279.9
INDNSIA
 
 
 
 
12.0
 
 
KOR REP
173.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
THAILND
46.4
 
 
 
 
9.2
 
VIETNAM
1.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
DOM REP
9.6
 
 
 
 
10.0
 
MEXICO
35.0
 
 
 
16.9
5.2
44.0
SALVADR
 
 
 
 
 
1.4
 
NET SALES
768.2
2.6
13.2
0.0
105.5
42.4
1,064.9
WEEKLY EXPORTS
422.0
5.8
5.4
0.0
44.9
21.7
671.7
ACCUM. EXPORTS
2,438.8
14.7
40.2
0.0
386.6
139.2
7,143.2
OUTSTANDING SALES
4,073.6
62.3
54.1
0.0
432.9
103.7
10,783.1