US upland cotton sales up 76%, Pima down 12%: USDA

According to the USDA weekly export sales report, the increase was primarily due to sales to Vietnam (90,900 RB, including 19,000 RB switched from China, 900 RB from South Korea, and 100 RB from Hong Kong), India (35,300 RB), Turkiye (32,000 RB, including decreases of 8,100 RB), Pakistan (19,300 RB, including 1,600 RB switched from China), and Malaysia (10,500 RB, including 900 RB switched from China). These were partially offset by reductions for China (13,100 RB), South Korea (900 RB), and Hong Kong (100 RB).

Net sales of 65,900 RB for 2025–26 were primarily for Pakistan (21,500 RB), Vietnam (11,700 RB), Guatemala (11,100 RB), Honduras (10,000 RB), and Mexico (5,700 RB).

Export shipments totalled 328,200 RB, down 13 per cent from the previous week and from the prior four-week average. The main destinations were Vietnam (87,100 RB), Pakistan (58,600 RB), Turkiye (44,300 RB), India (18,100 RB), and Bangladesh (16,000 RB).

Net sales of Pima cotton totalled 2,400 RB for 2024–25, down 12 per cent from the previous week and 83 per cent from the prior four-week average. Increases were primarily for Pakistan (1,400 RB), Vietnam (400 RB), Djibouti (400 RB switched from Ethiopia), India (300 RB), and Thailand (200 RB), partially offset by a reduction for Ethiopia (400 RB).

Export shipments of Pima cotton totalled 6,700 RB, down 17 per cent from the previous week and 48 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were India (3,100 RB), Vietnam (1,900 RB), Peru (1,000 RB), Italy (300 RB), and Egypt (200 RB).

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)