Cotton: Net sales of 164,500 RB for 2019/2020 were up 52 percent from the previous week and 2 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Pakistan (95,100 RB), Vietnam (45,100 RB, including 2,400 RB switched from Hong Kong and decreases of 3,500 RB), Turkey (33,200 RB), China (23,500 MT, including decreases of 2,300 RB), and Bangladesh (14,500 RB, including decreases of 300 RB), were partially offset by reductions primarily for Indonesia (65,900 RB) and Hong Kong (2,400 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 118,600 RB were for Indonesia (70,500 RB), Vietnam (44,000 RB), and Japan (4,100 RB). Exports of 129,700 RB were down 13 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Pakistan (21,600 RB), Vietnam (17,900 RB), China (14,400 RB), Indonesia (12,800 RB), and Mexico (9,800 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 30,000 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 38 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for India (22,000 RB), Pakistan (4,900 RB), Vietnam (2,400 RB, including 300 RB switched from Japan), El Salvador (600 RB), and Italy (200 RB), were offset by reductions for Japan (300 RB). For 2020/2021, total net sales of 32,500 RB were for India. Exports of 5,500 RB were down 27 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (4,300 RB), Indonesia (700 RB), and Turkey (300 RB).
Exports for Own account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 8,100 RB were to Pakistan (3,500 RB), Vietnam (2,600 RB), Japan (900 RB), China (600 RB), and Malaysia (400 RB). Exports for own account totaling 6,700 RB to Pakistan (3,500 RB), Vietnam (1,800 RB), Japan (900 RB), and Malaysia (400 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (5,600 RB) and Vietnam (1,100 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 34,500 RB is for India (29,300 RB), China (3,100 RB), and Vietnam (2,100 RB).
