Cotton: Net sales of 249,400 RB for 2019/2020 were down 10 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Turkey (70,400 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), Pakistan (44,200 RB), Indonesia (28,300 RB, including 600 RB switched from Japan and 400 RB switched from Malaysia), Bangladesh (27,700 RB), and China (25,100 RB), were offset by reductions for Spain (200 RB). For 2020/2021, total net sales of 1,100 RB were for Mexico. Exports of 213,200 RB were up 14 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (40,900 RB), China (35,500 RB), Pakistan (33,800 RB), Mexico (21,700 RB), and Bangladesh (14,500 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 14,300 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (5,600 RB), Vietnam (2,600 RB), Turkey (1,900 RB), India (1,600 RB), and Pakistan (1,600 RB). Exports of 11,700 RB were up 46 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (5,900 RB), Austria (1,300 RB), Indonesia (1,000 RB), Thailand (900 RB), and Vietnam (900 RB).
Exports for Own account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 1,000 RB were primarily to Vietnam (1,000 RB). Exports for own account totaling 6,200 RB to Vietnam (2,900 RB), Malaysia (1,700 RB), and Bangladesh (1,600 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (1,000 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 17,700 RB is for India (10,100 RB), Bangladesh (5,100 RB), and China (2,500 RB)
Source: USDA-FAS