Cotton: Net sales of 246,200 RB for 2019/2020 were up 82 percent from the previous week and 19 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (114,300 RB, including 1,500 RB switched from South Korea, 1,300 RB switched from Hong Kong, and 800 RB switched from Japan), Turkey (36,100 RB), Pakistan (32,800 RB), Malaysia (16,200 RB), and Bangladesh (13,600 RB, including decreases of 8,800 RB), were offset by reductions for Japan (2,100 RB) and Hong Kong (1,300 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 19,400 RB were primarily for Vietnam (13,200 RB) and Bangladesh (6,000 RB). Exports of 224,500 RB were up 11 percent from the previous week and 17 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Pakistan (42,100 RB), Vietnam (41,100 RB), China (36,000 RB), Bangladesh (22,700 RB), and Indonesia (20,800 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 15,300 RB were down 21 percent from the previous week, but up 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for India (5,400 RB, including decreases of 300 RB), Bahrain (2,600 RB), Turkey (2,200 RB), Bangladesh (2,000 RB), and Pakistan (1,300 RB), were offset by reductions for Japan (200 RB). For 2020/2021, total net sales of 900 RB were for Bahrain. Exports of 6,300 RB were down 26 percent from the previous week and 29 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (1,500 RB), China (1,400 RB), Pakistan (1,400 RB), Indonesia (1,000 RB), and Turkey (500 RB).
Exports for Own account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 200 RB were to Indonesia. Exports for own account totaling 2,800 RB to China (1,300 RB), Egypt (1,300 RB), and Indonesia (200 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (200 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 15,500 RB is for India (8,700 RB), Bangladesh (4,300 RB), and China (2,500 RB).
