US Upland cotton sales down 20%, Pima up 18% this week: USDA

The increases were primarily for Vietnam (86,000 RB), Turkiye (76,300 RB), Pakistan (49,800 RB), Bangladesh (22,900 RB), and Costa Rica (13,200 RB).

Net sales of 38,600 RB for 2025-26 were reported for the week for Malaysia (26,400 RB), Costa Rica (11,000 RB), and Japan (1,200 RB). The exports of 153,500 RB were down 31 per cent from the previous week and 19 per cent from the prior four-week average. The destinations were primarily to Pakistan (38,700 RB), Vietnam (30,500 RB), China (23,400 RB), Mexico (10,200 RB), and Turkiye (9,400 RB).

Net sales of Pima totalling 7,200 RB for 2024-25 were up 18 per cent from the previous week and 69 per cent from the prior four-week average. Increases primarily for Peru (2,300 RB), Hong Kong (2,200 RB), India (1,200 RB), Egypt (900 RB), and Turkiye (400 RB) were offset by reductions for Italy (300 RB).

Exports of 7,900 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and up 20 per cent from the prior four-week average. The destinations were primarily to Peru (3,200 RB), India (2,300 RB), China (1,100 RB), Turkiye (500 RB), and Pakistan (400 RB).

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)