Intelligence

US export sales for week ending 20/04/2006

28/04/2006
  

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 786,300 pieces were up 96 per cent from the previous week and 40 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 785,400 piecesa marketing-year highwere mainly for China (424,500 pieces), South Korea (188,900 pieces), and Taiwan (91,500 pieces). Exports of 449,400 pieces were 8 per cent below the previous week and 4 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 442,900 pieces were primarily for China (225,100 pieces), South Korea (73,900 pieces), and Taiwan (47,300 pieces).

Net sales of 148,800 wet blues were 74 per cent above the previous week and 44 per cent over the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (50,200 unsplit), China (36,900 unsplit), Italy (35,800 unsplit), and the Dominican Republic (10,000 grain split). Exports of 116,600 hides were 27 per cent above the previous week and 2 per cent over the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (32,900 unsplit and 3,700 grain split), Italy (21,900 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (12,000 grain split and 2,300 unsplit), Taiwan (13,500 unsplit), and China (11,500 unsplit).

Net sales reductions of splits totalling 18,800 pounds were reported for Hong Kong (16,300 pounds) and China (2,500 pounds).  Exports of 813,200 pounds were 36 per cent below the week earlier and 32 per cent under the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (415,700 pounds), China (262,500 pounds), and Italy (135,000 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

-0.1

 

 

 

35.8

 

 

SPAIN

2.7

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

TURKEY

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

37.6

 

-0.4

 

 

1.1

 

TAIWAN

91.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA

424.5

 

 

 

36.9

 

-2.5

INDIA

 

 

1.3

 

2.0

 

 

HG KONG

17.0

 

 

 

50.2

-0.1

-16.3

INDNSIA

 

 

 

 

-9.0

 

 

KOR REP

188.9

 

 

 

8.2

0.1

 

THAILND

8.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIETNAM

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANADA

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

DOM REP

8.0

 

 

 

 

10.0

 

MEXICO

3.1

 

 

 

5.8

3.8

 

SALVADR

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

NET SALES

785.4

0.0

0.9

0.0

129.9

18.9

-18.8

WEEKLY EXPORTS

442.9

0.0

6.5

0.0

94.1

22.5

813.2

ACCUM. EXPORTS

7,045.9

39.8

104.3

0.0

1,225.1

392.9

18,102.5

OUTSTANDING SALES

5,232.2

63.9

82.6

0.0

509.5

108.7

7,779.9