Cotton: Net sales of 140,500 RB for 2019/2020 were down 32 percent from the previous week and 23 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (45,900 RB, including 1,200 RB switched from Japan), Pakistan (44,000 RB, including decreases of 2,900 RB), Turkey (11,700 RB), Indonesia (8,200 RB, including 300 RB switched from China), and Thailand (8,000 RB), were partially offset by reductions for Japan (300 RB) and Mexico (100 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 8,400 RB were primarily for Pakistan (5,300 RB) and Guatemala (2,100 RB). Exports of 148,600 RB were down 2 percent from the previous week and 6 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (44,800 RB), Mexico (16,300 RB), South Korea (13,700 RB), China (13,400 RB), and Pakistan (12,200 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 7,000 RB were up 53 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (2,200 RB), India (1,800 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), Pakistan (1,600 RB, including decreases of 300 RB), and Bangladesh (1,000 RB, including 100 RB switched from Switzerland). Exports of 11,100 RB were up 85 percent from the previous week and 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (6,100 RB), Pakistan (1,500 RB), Thailand (900 RB), Turkey (800 RB), and Bangladesh (800 RB).
Exports for Own account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 6,100 RB were to Pakistan (2,700 RB), Vietnam (1,900 RB), South Korea (1,100 RB), and Japan (300 RB). Exports for own account totaling 6,500 RB to Vietnam (3,500 RB), Pakistan (2,700 RB), and Japan (300 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (2,700 RB) and Vietnam (2,200 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 41,000 RB is for India (35,900 RB), China (2,300 RB), Vietnam (1,700 RB), and South Korea (1,100 RB).
