US export sales for week ending 19/04/2007
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 381,500 pieces were down 15 percent from the week earlier, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 370,300 pieces were primarily to China (132,700 pieces), Taiwan (103,600 pieces), South Korea (97,200 pieces), Mexico (17,400 pieces), and Vietnam (11,600 pieces). Exports of 524,600 pieces were down 8 percent from the previous week, but 3 percent above the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 518,100 pieces were primarily to China (245,100 pieces), South Korea (170,800 pieces), Mexico (25,700 pieces), and Taiwan (24,600 pieces).
Net sales of 159,800 wet blues were three and one-fifth times the previous week and 54 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Increases for China (80,800 unsplit and 3,400 grain splits), Hong Kong (31,800 unsplit and 1,900 grain splits), Mexico (23,200 grain splits) and Thailand (8,300 unsplit and 6,300 grain splits), were partially offset by decreases for South Korea (25,100 unsplit). Exports of 145,900 hides were down 9 per cent from the previous week, but 6 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (54,800 unsplit and 3,400 grain splits), Mexico (23,100 grain splits and 1,500 unsplit), Hong Kong (15,100 unsplit), Italy (14,700 unsplit and 1,400 grain splits) and the Dominican Republic (9,600 grain splits and 2,400 unsplit). Net sales of splits totalling 1,624,200 pounds were for South Korea (1,163,000 pounds) and Hong Kong (464,300 pounds), but were partially offset by decreases for China (3,100 pounds). Exports of splits totalling 1,871,200 pounds—a marketing year high—were nearly three times the previous week and 59 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (714,300 pounds), South Korea (713,000 pounds), China (398,900 pounds) and Italy (45,000 pounds).
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WEEKLY NET
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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|
|
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|
6.0 |
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ITALY |
6.3 |
|
6.8 |
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|
|
|
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SPAIN |
0.2 |
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|
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|
|
|
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TURKEY |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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JAPAN |
4.7 |
|
4.4 |
|
|
0.5 |
|
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TAIWAN |
103.6 |
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|
|
4.1 |
6.8 |
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CHINA |
132.7 |
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|
|
80.8 |
3.4 |
-3.1 |
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INDIA |
3.5 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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HG KONG |
-3.3 |
|
|
|
31.8 |
1.9 |
464.3 |
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KOR REP |
97.2 |
|
|
|
-25.1 |
|
1,163.0 |
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THAILND |
-3.6 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
6.3 |
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VIETNAM |
11.6 |
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|
|
|
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|
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DOM REP |
|
|
|
|
|
9.4 |
|
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MEXICO |
17.4 |
|
|
|
-0.1 |
23.2 |
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SALVADR |
|
|
|
|
|
2.4 |
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NET SALES |
370.3 |
0.0 |
11.2 |
0.0 |
99.8 |
60.0 |
1,624.2 |
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WEEKLY EXPORTS |
518.1 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
100.9 |
45.0 |
1,871.2 |
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ACCUM. EXPORTS |
7,154.1 |
29.5 |
110.0 |
0.0 |
1,556.9 |
704.3 |
16,227.5 |
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OUTSTANDING SALES |
3,799.3 |
0.0 |
62.8 |
0.0 |
409.2 |
130.8 |
11,774.3 |
