Cotton: Net sales of 277,100 RB for 2019/2020 were up 69 percent from the previous week and 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Turkey (80,100 RB), Pakistan (61,300 RB), Vietnam (52,300 RB, including 300 RB switched from South Korea and decreases of 1,900 RB), Bangladesh (19,200 RB), and Malaysia (17,600 RB), were offset by reductions for Thailand (1,500 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 6,600 RB were for Vietnam (2,600 RB), Mexico (2,200 RB), and Indonesia (1,800 RB). Exports of 186,300 RB were up 12 percent from the previous week and 21 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (37,300 RB), China (28,500 RB), Pakistan (28,000 RB), Mexico (20,900 RB), and Bangladesh (15,100 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 5,800 RB were up 30 percent from the previous week, but down 29 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for India (4,400 RB), South Korea (600 RB), Japan (300 RB), Bangladesh (200 RB), and Guatemala (200 RB). For 2020/2021, total net sales of 1,300 RB were for China. Exports of 8,000 RB were up 12 percent from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (2,600 RB), El Salvador (1,200 RB), Pakistan (1,200 RB), Bangladesh (1,000 RB), and Vietnam (900 RB).
Exports for Own account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 10,000 RB were to Bangladesh (4,300 RB), Vietnam (3,900 RB), and Malaysia (1,700 RB). Exports for own account totaling 6,200 RB to Malaysia (2,700 RB), Vietnam (2,000 RB), and Bangladesh (1,500 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (2,000 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 23,800 RB is for India (11,000 RB), Bangladesh (6,700 RB), China (2,500 RB), Vietnam (1,900 RB), and Malaysia (1,700 RB).