Cotton: Net sales of 332,300 RB for 2019/2020 were down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Turkey (156,300 RB), Vietnam (57,400 RB, including 2,000 RB switched from South Korea and decreases of 3,300 RB), Pakistan (41,000 RB), Indonesia (29,900 RB, including decreases of 4,300 RB), and Bangladesh (23,700 RB, including decreases of 800 RB), were offset by reductions primarily for South Korea (4,100 RB) and China (2,800 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 4,800 RB were for Pakistan (4,400 RB) and Mexico (400 RB). Exports of 418,800 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 28 percent from the previous week and 49 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (113,200 RB), Pakistan (94,900 RB), China (48,200 RB), Turkey (44,500 RB), and Bangladesh (32,100 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 5,500 RB were down 65 percent from the previous week and 71 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Pakistan (2,700 RB), Vietnam (900 RB), El Salvador (500 RB), Bangladesh (500 RB), and India (300 RB, including decreases of 100 RB). Exports of 5,700 RB were down 56 percent from the previous week and 30 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (2,600 RB), Vietnam (900 RB), China (900 RB), Egypt (700 RB), and Turkey (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 14,200 RB were to Vietnam (7,500 RB), Pakistan (4,400 RB), Bangladesh (1,100 RB), China (600 RB), Malaysia (400 RB), and Indonesia (200 RB). Exports for own account totaling 29,300 RB to Vietnam (22,000 RB), Bangladesh (3,000 RB), Pakistan (2,200 RB), China (1,900 RB), and Indonesia (200 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (2,400 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 25,900 RB is for Vietnam (8,300 RB), Bangladesh (6,500 RB), India (5,400 RB), China (3,100 RB), Pakistan (2,200 RB), and Malaysia (400 RB).
