Trading in the US hide market was slow on Tuesday December 10. Market participants reported a single trade on regular-weight butt branded steer (BBS) hides, up by $0.25 to $26.50 per piece. Other sources said that bids for heavy native steers (HNS) from China appear to be very low, while bids for cows was steady.

Cured, wet blue export shipments by selected countries through November 28

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Table 2

Outstanding export sales through November 28

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