Cotton: Net sales of 395,500 RB--a marketing-year high--for 2019/2020 were up 84 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (102,500 RB, including 4,500 RB switched from Hong Kong, 4,500 RB switched from Taiwan, and decreases of 11,700 RB), Turkey (77,500 RB), Pakistan (62,300 RB, including decreases of 38,400 RB), China (58,400 RB), and Bangladesh (44,000 RB), were offset by reductions primarily for Japan (19,700 RB) and Malaysia (2,000 RB). For 2020/2021, net sales of 53,200 RB were primarily for Malaysia (16,700 RB), Turkey (13,200 RB), Peru (7,000 RB), Vietnam (5,700 RB), and Indonesia (5,000 RB). Exports of 478,200 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 48 percent from the previous week and 26 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (107,400 RB), Pakistan (87,400 RB), Turkey (77,000 RB), China (73,400 RB), and Indonesia (24,700 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 9,100 RB were down 68 percent from the previous week and 33 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Pakistan (3,500 RB), El Salvador (2,600 RB), China (2,500 RB), and India (1,500 RB, including decreases of 400 RB), were offset by reductions for Thailand (1,300 RB) and Japan (200 RB). Exports of 15,800 RB were down 13 percent from the previous week, but up 53 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were India (5,400 RB), Pakistan (4,700 RB), China (2,000 RB), Bangladesh (1,100 RB), and Egypt (900 RB).
Exports for Own Account: For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 1,000 RB were to Pakistan (500 RB) and South Korea (500 RB). Exports for own account totaling 2,800 RB to Indonesia (1,800 RB), Pakistan (500 RB), and India (400 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. Decreases were reported for India (500 RB). The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 27,900 RB is for Indonesia (16,100 RB), Bangladesh (5,300 RB), China (2,500 RB), India (2,400 RB), Vietnam (800 RB), South Korea (400 RB), and Malaysia (400 RB).
