Cotton:  Net sales of 27,500 RB for 2021/2022--a marketing-year low--were down 88 percent from the previous week and 76 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases primarily for India (19,800 RB), Peru (3,100 RB), Pakistan (2,600 RB), Guatemala (2,400 RB), and Vietnam (1,400 RB switched from China), were offset by reductions for China (3,300 RB), Turkey (1,900 RB), Ecuador (700 RB), and Thailand (300 RB).  Net sales of 90,600 RB for 2022/2023 primarily for El Salvador (28,400 RB), Guatemala (25,300 RB), Pakistan (11,000 RB), Peru (10,700 RB), and Mexico (7,800 RB), were offset by reductions for Costa Rica (900 RB).  Exports of 364,500 RB were down 15 percent from the previous week and 4 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were primarily to China (107,700 RB), Turkey (60,700 RB), Pakistan (50,500 RB), Vietnam (46,700 RB), and Mexico (26,300 RB).  Net sales of Pima totaling 2,100 RB were down 38 percent from the previous week and 63 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases reported for Thailand (1,600 RB, including 400 RB switched from Vietnam), India (1,500 RB, including 1,100 RB switched from Italy), and Ethiopia (500 RB), were offset by reductions for Italy (1,100 RB) and Vietnam (400 RB).  Total net sales of 2,900 RB for 2022/2023 were reported for Peru.  Exports of 8,300 RB were down 61 percent from the previous week and 43 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were primarily to India (2,800 RB), Vietnam (1,700 RB), Pakistan (1,300 RB), Peru (1,200 RB), and Thailand (600 RB). 

Optional Origin Sales:  For 2021/2022, options were exercised to export 1,200 RB to Pakistan from the United States.  The current outstanding balance of 56,000 RB is for Vietnam (52,800 RB) and Pakistan (3,200 RB).  

Exports for Own Account: For 2021/2022, the current exports for own account outstanding balance is 100 RB, all Vietnam.