US export sales for week ending 26.02.09
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 191,500 pieces were down 67 percent from the previous week and 58 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 183,800 pieces--a marketing-year low--resulted as increases for South Korea (146,000 pieces), Taiwan (100,800 pieces), Hong Kong (35,900 pieces), Mexico (32,900 pieces), and Vietnam (9,200 pieces), were partially offset by decreases for China (161,300 pieces). Exports of 423,600 pieces were up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 14 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole cattle hide exports of 416,300 pieces were primarily to China (193,800 pieces), South Korea (112,300 pieces), Hong Kong (30,800 pieces), Taiwan (24,100 pieces), Mexico (14,300 pieces), and Thailand (14,100 pieces).
