Intelligence

US export sales for week ending 14/09/2006

21/09/2006

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 437,300 pieces were 2 per cent below the previous week, but 1 per cent over the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 431,800 pieces were mainly for China (153,300 pieces), South Korea (101,900 pieces) and Taiwan (47,300 pieces). Exports of 452,500 pieces were 10 per cent above the previous week, but 6 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports 439,800 pieces were mainly for China (174,100 pieces), South Korea (111,800 pieces) and Taiwan (43,800 pieces).   

Net sales of 109,600 wet blues were 15 per cent under the week earlier and 7 per cent below the prior 4-week average. The primary buyers were Hong Kong (26,100 unsplit and 1,900 grain split), Mexico (12,200 grain split and 10,800 unsplit), Indonesia (18,000 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (17,900 grain split) and Taiwan (11,900 unsplit). Exports of 147,700 hides were 59 per cent higher than the previous week and up 38 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (33,600 unsplit and 5,000 grain split), Italy (30,900 unsplit), Mexico (12,400 unsplit and 11,300 grain split), China (21,900 unsplit) and the Dominican Republic (13,400 grain split and 1,500 unsplit). Net sales of splits totalling 1,800 pounds were much below the prior week and the previous 4-week average. Increases for Hong Kong (10,100 pounds) were partially offset by decreases for Italy (5,900 pounds) and Mexico (2,300 pounds). Exports of 1,520,300 pounds were 37 per cent above the week earlier and 19 per cent over the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (1,132,600 pounds), Italy (303,100 pounds), Indonesia (43,000 pounds) and Mexico (41,700 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

2.4

 

1.4

 

0.1

 

-5.9

NETHLDS

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

 

SPAIN

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAPAN

35.8

 

-0.1

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN

47.3

 

 

 

11.9

 

 

CHINA

153.3

 

1.5

 

6.3

 

 

INDIA

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

HG KONG

24.5

 

 

 

26.1

1.9

10.1

INDNSIA

 

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

KOR REP

101.9

 

 

 

 

3.4

 

PAKISTN

 

 

 

 

 

-0.1

 

THAILND

22.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIETNAM

9.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

C RICA

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANADA

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOM REP

 

 

 

 

-0.2

17.9

 

MEXICO

27.0

 

 

 

10.8

12.2

-2.3

PARAGUA

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET SALES

431.8

0.0

5.5

0.0

74.4

35.3

1.8

WEEKLY EXPORTS

439.8

1.3

11.4

0.0

116.2

31.5

1,520.3

ACCUM. EXPORTS

17,133.8

78.6

243.4

0.0

3,060.6

897.8

38,191.5

OUTSTANDING SALES

4,644.1

26.6

70.0

0.0

730.2

168.8

11,399.7