Hides and Skins: Net sales of 666,200 pieces were up 24 per cent from the previous week. Whole cattle hide sales of 635,000 pieces were mainly for China (257,200 pieces), South Korea (131,500 pieces), Taiwan (75,200 pieces), Hong Kong (52,900 pieces), and Vietnam (40,300 pieces). Exports of 511,000 pieces were up 7 per cent from the previous week and 21 per cent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 501,700 pieces were mainly to China (226,900 pieces), South Korea (134,900 pieces), Taiwan (42,100 pieces), Mexico (32,300 pieces), and Vietnam (17,700 pieces). 

Net sales of 155,900 wet blues were up 50 per cent from the previous week.  Increases were mainly for South Korea (45,800 unsplit), Hong Kong (33,400 unsplit), Italy (23,400 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (16,500 grain splits), and Mexico (12,400 grain splits and 1,000 unsplit). Exports of 154,500 hides were up 10 per cent from the previous week and 24 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Italy (33,900 unsplit and 7,400 grain splits), Vietnam (23,000 unsplit), Mexico (22,700 grain splits), China (16,900 unsplit and 1,300 grain splits), and the Dominican Republic (13,000 grain splits and 2,400 unsplit). 

Net sales of splits totalling 280,900 pounds resulted as increases for China (352,000 pounds) were partially offset by decreases for Hong Kong (67,300 pounds) and Italy (3,700 pounds). Exports of 1,615,800 pounds were three and one-forth times the previous week and two and two-fifths times the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (576,700 pounds), South Korea (540,800 pounds), Italy (398,300 pounds), and Taiwan (100,000 pounds).  

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