US hide exports increased substantially in volume and in value in the first nine months of 2021.

Between January and September this year, tanners, traders and packers shipped a total of 27.6 million hides, which brought in export revenues of just over $1 billion.

Compared to the same period in 2020, this represents an increase of 58.6% in volume and of 67.5% in value.

Of the total so far this year, 24.3 million were wet-salted hides, which had a value of $722.1 million. These figures represent growth for wet-salted of 59% in volume and of 72% in value.

 Figures for wet blue showed shipments of 3.3 million hides over the nine-month period, earning revenues of $336 million, growth of 60% in volume and in value.

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