Cotton: Net sales of 214,600 RB for 2019/2020 were down 9 percent from the previous week and 32 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (70,200 RB, including 1,100 RB switched from Bangladesh and decreases of 800 RB), China (39,600 RB, including decreases of 33,000 RB), Pakistan (35,800 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), Turkey (26,900 RB), and Indonesia (19,200 RB, including 700 RB switched from Japan and decreases of 1,400 RB), were offset by reductions primarily for Japan (4,600 RB) and Honduras (400 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 198,900 RB were primarily for Vietnam (176,000 RB), Indonesia (9,700 RB), El Salvador (4,900 RB), Mexico (3,400 RB), and China (2,200 RB). Exports of 324,100 RB were down 14 percent from the previous week 15 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (88,100 RB), Pakistan (83,800 RB), China (32,900 RB), Turkey (25,400 RB), and Indonesia (14,700 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 28,100 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (12,100 RB), India (6,100 RB), Hong Kong (2,600 RB), Egypt (2,100 RB), and Pakistan (2,000 RB), were offset by reductions for Switzerland (400 RB) and Japan (100 RB). Exports of 18,200 RB were up 79 percent from the previous week and up noticeably from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (7,900 RB), Pakistan (2,900 RB), Bahrain (2,000 RB), Bangladesh (1,600 RB), and Vietnam (900 RB).
Exports for Own Account: For 2019/2020, exports for own account totaling 3,600 RB to Vietnam were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 30,300 RB is for Indonesia (17,900 RB), Bangladesh (5,300 RB), India (3,400 RB), China (2,500 RB), Vietnam (800 RB), and Malaysia (400 RB).
