US Upland cotton sales rise 30%, Pima down 33% this week: USDA

The increases were primarily for Bangladesh (54,100 RB, including 49,600 RB late), Vietnam (51,600 RB, including 1,300 RB switched from China, 900 RB switched from South Korea, and decreases of 12,600 RB), Turkiye (36,700 RB), Pakistan (29,700 RB), and Guatemala (19,700 RB), which were offset by reductions for South Korea (900 RB) and Japan (200 RB). The net sales of 19,100 RB for 2025-26 were reported for Honduras (10,000 RB), Mexico (5,000 RB), Pakistan (2,300 RB), and Japan (1,800 RB).

For the week, cotton exports of 260,900 RB—a marketing-year high—were up 18 per cent from the previous week and 27 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (91,000 RB), Pakistan (57,500 RB), Turkiye (20,900 RB), China (17,700 RB), and India (13,300 RB).

Net sales of Pima totalled 4,000 RB for 2024-25, down 33 per cent from the previous week and 29 per cent from the prior four-week average. Increases were primarily for China (2,000 RB), Peru (1,000 RB), Pakistan (300 RB), Bangladesh (300 RB), and Thailand (200 RB), which were offset by reductions for Italy (100 RB). For the week, exports of 1,100 RB—a marketing-year low—were down 93 per cent from the previous week and 87 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were India (800 RB), Turkiye (100 RB), and Thailand (100 RB).

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)