Cotton:
Net sales of Upland totaling 119,900 RB for 2025/2026 were down 26 percent from the previous week and 55 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (62,100 RB, including decreases of 3,900 RB), Turkey (22,400 RB, including decreases of 400 RB), Pakistan (15,900 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), India (10,900 RB), and Malaysia (7,100 RB switched from China), were offset by reductions for China (8,700 RB).
Net sales of 57,100 RB for 2026/2027 reported for Vietnam (17,600 RB), Indonesia (17,600 RB), Pakistan (13,200 RB), and Malaysia (8,800 RB), were offset by reductions for South Korea (200 RB).
Exports of 296,400 RB were down 3 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (89,000 RB), Pakistan (46,600 RB), India (25,100 RB), Bangladesh (22,000 RB), and Indonesia (21,300 RB).
Net sales of Pima totaling 36,200 RB for 2025/2026--a marketing-year high-- were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for India (22,900 RB), China (5,700 RB, including 1,800 RB switched from Vietnam), Vietnam (5,200 RB), Pakistan (1,400 RB), and Bangladesh (900 RB), were offset by reductions for Italy (300 RB).
Net sales of 4,400 RB for 2026/2027 were primarily for Egypt (2,600 RB). Exports of 4,500 RB were down 26 percent from the previous week and 44 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to Pakistan (2,400 RB), India (1,200 RB), Thailand (500 RB), Peru (300 RB), and Vietnam (100 RB).
Source: USDA-FAS