Cotton:  Net sales reductions of 68,500 RB for 2019/2020 were down noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average.  Increases primarily for Egypt (5,800 RB switched from Turkey), Malaysia (1,400 RB switched from Indonesia), and China (600 RB), were more than offset by reductions primarily for Vietnam (61,300 RB), Turkey (5,900 RB), South Korea (3,500 RB), El Salvador (2,100 RB), and Indonesia (1,800 RB).  For 2020/2021, net sales of 130,800 RB were primarily for China (46,900 RB), Vietnam (22,100 RB), Indonesia (13,000 RB), Bangladesh (11,000 RB), and Pakistan (8,200 RB).  Exports of 346,800 RB were up 8 percent from the previous week and 13 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Exports were primarily to China (116,700 RB), Vietnam (103,300 RB), Pakistan (28,900 RB), Turkey (21,200 RB), and Bangladesh (18,500 RB).  No net sales of Pima for 2020/2021 were reported for the week.  For 2020/2021, net sales of 13,300 RB were primarily for El Salvador (2,600 RB), India (2,500 RB), Austria (2,100 RB), Pakistan (2,100 RB), and Bangladesh (1,100 RB).  Exports of 16,300 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average.  The destinations were primarily to India (6,600 RB), China (5,200 RB), Djibouti (2,200 RB), Pakistan (1,000 RB), and Peru (900 RB).   

Exports for Own Account:  For 2019/2020, new exports for own account totaling 1,000 RB were to China (400 RB), Vietnam (100 RB), and Malaysia (500 RB).  Exports for own account totaling 12,800 RB primarily for Vietnam (9,000 RB) and China (3,300 RB) were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 19,600 RB is for China (11,400 RB), Indonesia (3,900 RB), Bangladesh (2,500 RB), Vietnam (1,300 RB), and Malaysia (400 RB).