US export sales for week ending 08/03/2007
Net sales of 120,200 wet blues were nearly double the previous week, but were 8 per cent under the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (46,400 unsplit and 6,500 grain splits), the Dominican Republic (21,000 grain splits), Mexico (20,200 grain splits) and South Korea (16,200 unsplit). Exports of 204,800 hides were more than two and one-tenth times the previous week and 42 per cent above the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (56,900 unsplit and 8,800 grain splits), Italy (45,000 unsplit), the Dominican Republic (22,900 grain splits), Hong Kong (20,300 unsplit and 1,800 grain splits) and Mexico (18,800 grain splits). Net sales of splits totalling 988,100 pounds were primarily for South Korea (537,500 pounds) and Hong Kong (460,500 pounds). Exports of splits totalling 1,121,300 pounds were down slightly from the week earlier, but up 14 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The major destinations were Hong Kong (672,200 pounds), Italy (220,600 pounds) and China (141,500 pounds).
