US export sales for week ending 22/03/2007
Net sales of 155,200 wet blues were up 14 per cent from the previous week and 44 per cent above the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (68,300 unsplit and 5,800 grain splits), Hong Kong (21,300 unsplit and 5,300 grain splits), Mexico (18,800 grain splits) and the Dominican Republic (11,900 grain splits). Exports of 123,200 hides were down 21 per cent from the previous week and the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were Hong Kong (26,800 unsplit and 1,700 grain splits), China (21,700 unsplit and 1,800 grain splits), Italy (21,600 unsplit), Mexico (18,000 grain splits) and the Dominican Republic (9,100 grain splits and 800 unsplit). Net sales reductions of 210,500 pounds resulted as increases for South Korea (45,000 pounds) were more than offset by decreases for Italy (222,600 pounds), Mexico (18,600 pounds) and Hong Kong (14,300 pounds). Exports of splits totalling 839,500 pounds were down 24 per cent from the week earlier and 34 per cent below the prior 4-week average. The destinations were Hong Kong (461,700 pounds), Italy (175,400 pounds), Mexico (157,400 pounds) and South Korea (45,000 pounds).
