US Upland cotton exports drop 67%; Pima sales also slow

Export shipments of Upland cotton also declined during the week and were lower than the four-week average.

According to the USDA weekly export sales report, the increase in net sales was primarily for Pakistan (9,200 RB), Vietnam (7,700 RB, including 1,600 RB switched from Malaysia and decreases of 3,600 RB), Japan (2,500 RB), Indonesia (2,400 RB), and Bangladesh (2,300 RB), which were offset by reductions for Malaysia (1,600 RB).

Net sales of 64,700 RB for 2025–26 were primarily for Vietnam (34,300 RB), El Salvador (15,300 RB), Malaysia (8,000 RB), Japan (3,400 RB), and Thailand (2,300 RB).

Export shipments totalled 184,500 RB, down 10 per cent from the previous week and 29 per cent from the prior four-week average. The main destinations were Turkiye (41,300 RB), Vietnam (36,400 RB), Pakistan (17,800 RB), Bangladesh (15,100 RB), and Mexico (12,000 RB).

Net sales of Pima cotton totalled 1,800 RB for 2024–25, down noticeably from the previous week but up 65 per cent from the prior four-week average. Increases were primarily for Egypt (1,400 RB switched from India), Pakistan (500 RB), Vietnam (200 RB), Portugal (200 RB), and Thailand (200 RB switched from Japan), which were offset by reductions for India (600 RB) and Japan (200 RB).

Export shipments of Pima cotton reached 8,000 RB, up noticeably from the previous week and 20 per cent above the prior four-week average. The main destinations were India (2,600 RB), Vietnam (1,700 RB), Peru (1,100 RB), Egypt (1,000 RB), and Bangladesh (700 RB).

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)