Weekly US Upland cotton exports dip 45%; Pima sales plunge 79%: USDA

However, actual export shipments of Upland cotton increased during the week but remained lower than the four-week average.

According to the USDA weekly export sales report, the rise in net sales was primarily due to increases for Vietnam (28,000 RB, including 2,700 RB switched from Pakistan, 1,500 RB from Hong Kong, 200 RB from South Korea, and a decrease of 600 RB), India (18,600 RB, including a decrease of 100 RB), Pakistan (6,600 RB, including 1,300 RB switched from China), Mexico (5,700 RB, including a decrease of 100 RB), and Bangladesh (3,400 RB). These gains were partially offset by reductions for Japan (1,500 RB), Hong Kong (1,500 RB), China (1,200 RB), Guatemala (1,000 RB), and Thailand (400 RB).

Net sales of 36,100 RB for the 2025–26 season were reported for Vietnam (25,100 RB), Turkiye (7,500 RB), Bangladesh (2,200 RB), Thailand (900 RB), and Japan (800 RB), partially offset by a reduction for Peru (400 RB).

Export shipments of 236,300 RB were down 25 per cent from the previous week and 19 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (59,100 RB), Turkiye (40,800 RB), Pakistan (35,800 RB), Bangladesh (28,100 RB), and India (13,500 RB).

Net sales of Pima cotton totalled 1,400 RB for 2024–25, down 79 per cent from the previous week and 72 per cent from the prior four-week average. Increases were reported for India (700 RB, including a decrease of 900 RB), Pakistan (500 RB), Indonesia (300 RB, including 200 RB switched from Japan), and Malaysia (100 RB), partially offset by a reduction for Japan (200 RB). Net sales of Pima for 2025–26 totalled 400 RB, all for Japan.

Export shipments of Pima cotton totalled 5,800 RB, down 47 per cent from the previous week and 33 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Pakistan (1,700 RB), India (1,300 RB), Costa Rica (900 RB), Thailand (400 RB), and Djibouti (400 RB).

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)