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US Upland cotton sales up, but Pima down this week: USDA

17 Jan '25
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US Upland cotton sales up, but Pima down this week: USDA
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  • Net sales of Upland cotton for the 2024-25 season in the US totalled 316,200 RB, marking a 130 per cent increase from the previous week.
  • Exports of 224,800 RB were up 17 per cent week-on-week, with destinations mainly in Vietnam, Pakistan, China, Turkey, and Mexico.
  • Net Pima sales were down 55 per cent, while exports of 8,300 RB remained unchanged.
Net sales of Upland cotton in the United States for the 2024-25 season totalled 316,200 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), during the week ending January 9, 2025. This marks an increase of 130 per cent compared to the previous week and a rise of 71 per cent from the prior four-week average.

According to the weekly sales report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), released last Thursday evening, the increases were primarily for Turkey (102,100 RB), Vietnam (79,400 RB, including 1,300 RB switched from South Korea, with decreases of 500 RB), Pakistan (56,600 RB), Bangladesh (24,100 RB), and China (18,700 RB), which were offset by reductions for Japan (1,100 RB). The total net sales of 1,300 RB for 2025-26 were for Mexico.

For the week, the exports of 224,800 RB- a marketing-year high- were up 17 per cent from the previous week and 56 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (84,000 RB), Pakistan (33,800 RB), China (25,000 RB), Turkiye (17,700 RB), and Mexico (12,500 RB).

Net sales of Pima totalling 2,900 RB for 2024-25 were down 55 per cent from the previous week, but up 5 per cent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for Peru (1,000 RB), India (800 RB), Pakistan (600 RB), Turkiye (400 RB), and Guatemala (100 RB). Exports of 8,300 RB were unchanged from the previous week, but down 17 per cent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to India (5,900 RB), Peru (1,700 RB), Thailand (300 RB), and Turkey (200 RB).

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)

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