US export sales for week ending 08/03/2007
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 459,100 pieces were up 33 per cent from the week earlier and 30 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 459,500 pieces were primarily to China (153,900 pieces), South Korea (119,000 pieces), Taiwan (70,600 pieces), Mexico (32,200 pieces) and Thailand (24,800 pieces). Exports of 446,200 pieces were 22 per cent below the previous week and 12 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 430,000 pieces were primarily to China (163,900 pieces), South Korea (79,800 pieces), Taiwan (74,400 pieces) and Thailand (34,400 pieces).
Net sales of 120,200 wet blues were nearly double the previous week, but were 8 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (46,400 unsplit and 6,500 grain splits), the Dominican Republic (21,000 grain splits), Mexico (20,200 grain splits) and South Korea (16,200 unsplit). Exports of 204,800 hides were more than two and one-tenth times the previous week and 42 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (56,900 unsplit and 8,800 grain splits), Italy (45,000 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (22,900 grain splits), Hong Kong (20,300 unsplit and 1,800 grain splits) and Mexico (18,800 grain splits). Net sales of splits totalling 988,100 pounds were primarily for South Korea (537,500 pounds) and Hong Kong (460,500 pounds). Exports of splits totalling 1,121,300 pounds were down slightly from the week earlier, but up 14 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The major destinations were Hong Kong (672,200 pounds), Italy (220,600 pounds) and China (141,500 pounds).
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WEEKLY NET SALES ACTIVITY
COUNTRY |
WHOLE |
WET BLUES |
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CATTLE
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CALF
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KIP
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GRAIN
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DROP
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THOUSAND UNITS |
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GERMANY |
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2.0 |
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ITALY |
7.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
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2.8 |
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-1.4 |
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SPAIN |
2.0 |
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CROATIA |
0.8 |
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JAPAN |
19.6 |
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0.5 |
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TAIWAN |
70.6 |
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3.3 |
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CHINA |
153.9 |
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46.4 |
6.5 |
-8.5 |
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HG KONG |
10.4 |
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2.1 |
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460.5 |
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INDNSIA |
3.4 |
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KOR REP |
119.0 |
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16.2 |
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537.5 |
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THAILND |
24.8 |
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-0.8 |
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VIETNAM |
9.0 |
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CANADA |
0.8 |
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DOM REP |
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21.0 |
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MEXICO |
32.2 |
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20.2 |
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URUGUAY |
5.6 |
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NET SALES |
459.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
70.1 |
50.1 |
988.1 |
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WEEKLY EXPORTS |
430.0 |
4.7 |
11.5 |
0.0 |
147.3 |
57.4 |
1,121.3 |
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ACCUM. EXPORTS |
4,171.7 |
26.0 |
73.9 |
0.0 |
982.7 |
424.2 |
8,534.0 |
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OUTSTANDING SALES |
4,561.4 |
1.3 |
53.8 |
0.0 |
577.6 |
105.6 |
10,712.6 |
