Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 418,900 pieces were up two and one-tenth times from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide sales of 416,000 pieces were mainly for China (242,900 pieces), South Korea (81,400 pieces), Japan (26,300 pieces), Taiwan (22,400 pieces), and Hong Kong (21,100 pieces).  Exports of 687,700 pieces were up 76 percent from the previous week and 44 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Whole cattle hide exports of 686,300 pieces--a marketing-year high--were primarily to China (308,300 pieces), South Korea (244,300 pieces), Hong Kong (30,900 pieces), Japan (24,900 pieces), Taiwan (18,100 pieces), and Mexico (15,500 pieces). 

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