Weekly Beef Export Sales      06/02 07:35

Hides and Skins:  Net sales of 458,400 pieces for 2023 were up 2 percent from 
the 
previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases 
primarily for China (326,500 whole cattle hides, including decreases of 12,800 
pieces), Brazil (55,100 whole cattle hides), Mexico (37,000 whole cattle hides, 
including decreases of 1,800 pieces), South Korea (21,000 whole cattle hides, 
including decreases of 200 pieces), and Thailand (10,700 whole cattle hides, 
including decreases of 700 pieces), were offset by reductions for Spain (100 
pieces) and Italy (100 pieces). Net sales reductions of 900 calf skins were 
primarily for China (500 calf skins). In addition, total net sales reductions 
of 
500 kip skins were for Belgium. Exports of 386,500 pieces were down 22 percent 
from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Whole 
cattle 
hides exports were primarily to China (289,300 pieces), Mexico (56,700 pieces), 
South Korea (11,700 pieces), Taiwan (6,100 pieces), and Brazil (3,800 pieces). 
Exports of 6,800 calf skins were primarily to Italy (5,200 calf skins). In 
addition, exports of 3,700 kip skins were to Belgium (2,400 kip skins) and 
China 
(1,300 kip skins).

Net sales of 69,600 wet blues for 2023 were down 34 percent from the previous 
week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for 
China (29,100 unsplit), Italy (13,500 unsplit), Vietnam (11,800 unsplit, 
including decreases of 100 grain splits), Thailand (9,000 unsplit), and Mexico 
(6,400 unsplit). Total net sales of 3,200 unsplit for 2024 were for Vietnam. 
Exports of 139,400 wet blues were down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 
18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to 
Italy (49,300 unsplit), China (30,700 unsplit), Vietnam (21,300 unsplit and 
3,900 
grain splits), Brazil (20,800 unsplit and 2,100 grain splits), and Mexico 
(6,400 
unsplit). Net sales of 3,500 splits primarily for Hong Kong (7,200 pounds) and 
China (1,400 pounds), were offset by reductions for South Korea (4,700 pounds) 
and Vietnam (900 pounds). Exports of 160,400 pounds were to Vietnam (76,700 
pounds), China (42,400 pounds), and Taiwan (41,300 pounds).

Beef:  Net sales of 18,100 MT for 2023 were down 1 percent from the previous 
week, but unchanged from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for 
Japan 
(5,700 MT, including decreases of 1,000 MT), South Korea (4,700 MT, including 
decreases of 1,600 MT), China (3,400 MT, including decreases of 300 MT), Canada 
(1,200 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), and Taiwan (1,100 MT, including 
decreases of 500 MT), were offset by reductions for the United Kingdom (100 
MT). 
Exports of 15,800 MT were down 4 percent from the previous week and 8 percent 
from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Japan (3,900 
MT), South Korea (3,600 MT), China (2,900 MT), Taiwan (1,900 MT), and Mexico 
(1,100 MT).

Pork:  Net sales of 22,600 MT for 2023 were down 23 percent from the previous 
week and 36 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for 
Mexico (9,300 MT, including decreases of 500 MT), Japan (3,900 MT, including 
decreases of 100 MT), Canada (2,100 MT, including decreases of 400 MT), 
Nicaragua 
(1,600 MT), and Colombia (1,200 MT). Exports of 33,800 MT were down 12 percent 
from the previous week and 10 percent from the prior 4-week average. The 
destinations were primarily to Mexico (11,400 MT), Japan (5,100 MT), China 
(4,300 
MT), South Korea (3,400 MT), and Colombia (2,400 MT).