Cotton:  Net sales of 399,600 RB for 2019/2020 were down noticeably from the previous week, but up noticeably from the prior 4-week average.  Increases for China (209,500 RB, including 2,200 RB switched from Vietnam and decreases of 28,700 RB), Vietnam (176,200 RB, including 2,000 RB switched from South Korea), Pakistan (13,200 RB), Turkey (11,100 RB), and Thailand (100 RB, including decreases of 900 RB), were offset by reductions primarily for Malaysia (5,300 RB), Bangladesh (2,800 RB), and South Korea (2,000 RB).  For 2020/2021, net sales of 193,400 RB were primarily for China (161,700 RB), Vietnam (22,000 RB), Malaysia (5,300 RB), and Bangladesh (3,500 RB).  Exports of 294,300 RB were up 24 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Exports were primarily to China (86,400 RB), Vietnam (67,400 RB), Turkey (56,500 RB), Pakistan (32,400 RB), and Bangladesh (15,800 RB).  Net sales of Pima totaling 3,400 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and up 27 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases were for China (900 RB), India (500 RB), Pakistan (400 RB), Bangladesh (400 RB), and Turkey (400 RB).  For 2020/2021, total net sales of 100 RB were reported for China.  Exports of 14,700 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were primarily to China (8,300 RB), Pakistan (2,400 RB), India (1,300 RB), Bangladesh (900 RB), and Egypt (700 RB).

Exports for Own Account:  For 2019/2020, exports for own account totaling 8,200 RB to Vietnam (6,000 RB) and China (2,200 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales.  The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 23,500 RB is for China (8,500 RB), Indonesia (8,200 RB), Vietnam (5,800 RB), and Bangladesh (1,000 RB).