Cotton: Net sales of 310,200 RB for 2022/2023 were up 38 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (115,300 RB, including 2,600 RB switched from South Korea, 800 RB switched from China, 300 RB switched from Japan, and decreases of 100 RB), China (95,900 RB, including 900 RB switched from Pakistan), Bangladesh (30,000 RB), Turkey (25,100 RB), and Pakistan (15,700 RB, including decreases of 4,700 RB), were offset by reductions for Guatemala (14,000 RB). Net sales of 21,300 RB for 2023/2024 were reported for Guatemala (9,600 RB), Japan (5,300 RB), Pakistan (4,400 RB), Vietnam (1,300 RB), and Peru (700 RB). Exports of 272,500 RB were unchanged from the previous week, but up 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (92,300 RB), Pakistan (42,100 RB), Turkey (38,400 RB), China (30,100 RB), and Mexico (15,400 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 16,900 RB for 2022/2023--a marketing-year high--were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for India (11,200 RB), China (3,200 RB), Pakistan (1,000 RB), Thailand (700 RB), and Guatemala (400 RB). Total net sales of 400 RB for 2023/2024 were for Japan. Exports of 7,100 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (1,500 RB), India (1,500 RB), Peru (900 RB), Turkey (900 RB), and Vietnam (900 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For 2022/2023, the current outstanding balance of 7,300 RB, all Malaysia.
Export for Own Account: For 2022/2023, new exports for own account totaling 17,300 RB were to China (15,100 RB) and Vietnam (2,200 RB). Exports for own account totaling 2,500 RB to China were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 115,700 RB are for China (86,900 RB), Vietnam (16,200 RB), Pakistan (5,000 RB), Turkey (3,700 RB), South Korea (2,400 RB), and India (1,500 RB).
Source: USDA-FAS