Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 516,600 pieces were up 7 percent from the previous week and 41 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 493,000 pieces resulted as increases for China (234,100 pieces), South Korea (177,100 pieces, including 49,500 pieces previously reported as Japan), Taiwan (72,300 pieces), and Thailand (31,900 pieces), were partially offset by decreases for Japan (52,300 pieces).  Exports of 655,400 pieces were up 15 percent from the previous week and 20 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 637,000 pieces were primarily to China (299,000 pieces), South Korea (207,700 pieces), Taiwan (33,900 pieces), Japan (29,800 pieces), Hong Kong (28,100 pieces), and Thailand (11,000 pieces). 

Net sales of 89,300 wet blues were up 27 percent from the previous week, but down 11 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases were mainly for China (19,400 grain splits), the Dominican Republic (9,600 unsplit and 4,600 grain splits), South Korea (13,900 unsplit), Mexico (10,800 grain splits and 1,700 unsplit), and Indonesia (11,400 unsplit).  Exports of 73,800 hides were up 36 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were China (20,600 unsplit and 1,600 grain splits), Hong Kong (12,200 unsplit), Taiwan (11,100 unsplit), and South Korea (8,200 unsplit).  Net sales of splits totaling 1,705,400 pounds were for Hong Kong (907,400 pounds), China (528,000 pounds), and South Korea (270,000 pounds).  Exports of 502,400 pounds were down 37 percent from the previous week and 48 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were Hong Kong (367,400 pounds) and South Korea (135,000 pounds). 

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