Cotton:
Net sales of Upland totaling 207,000 RB for 2025/2026 were up 12 percent from the previous week and 60 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (83,300 RB, including 4,100 RB switched from China, 300 RB switched from Japan, and 300 RB switched from South Korea), Pakistan (57,300 RB, including 1,600 RB switched from Bahrain and decreases of 100 RB), India (35,300 RB), Indonesia (13,500 RB, including 400 RB switched from Japan and decreases of 100 RB), and Bangladesh (8,000 RB), were offset by reductions for China (5,500 RB), Bahrain (1,600 RB), South Korea (300 RB), and Japan (200 RB).
Net sales of 298,700 RB for 2026/2027 were primarily for Vietnam (180,000 RB), Nicaragua (39,700 RB), Turkey (28,600 RB), Mexico (23,000 RB), and unknown destinations (13,200 RB).
Exports of 300,100 RB were up 12 percent from the previous week and 3 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (109,200 RB), Pakistan (49,400 RB), India (35,800 RB), Mexico (23,100 RB), and Bangladesh (22,300 RB).
Net sales of Pima totaling 7,600 RB for 2025/2026 were up 40 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for India (5,600 RB), Peru (1,100 RB), Djibouti (500 RB), Indonesia (200 RB), and Guatemala (200 RB). Total net sales of 100 RB for 2026/2027 were for Vietnam. Exports of 22,900 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 22 percent from the previous week and 90 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to India (7,400 RB), Pakistan (5,700 RB), China (4,000 RB), Vietnam (2,300 RB), and Djibouti (1,300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, new exports for own account totaling 1,100 RB were to Vietnam (971,000 RB) and China (88,000 RB). Exports for own account totaling 6,200 RB to India (5,700 RB) and Vietnam (400 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 53,000 RB were to China (20,800 RB), India (13,700 RB), Vietnam (12,200 RB), Bangladesh (5,800 RB), and Turkey (500 RB).
Source: USDA-FAS