US weekly cotton export for week ending Mar 31, 2022

Net sales of 62,900 RB for 2021/2022--a marketing-year low--were down 73 percent from the previous week and 80 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (42,100 RB, including 1,600 RB switched from China, 900 RB switched from South Korea, 200 RB switched from Japan, and decreases of 2,500 RB), Turkey (23,700 RB), Colombia (5,600 RB), Japan (5,200 RB, including 400 RB switched from Indonesia and decreases of 300 RB), and India (2,800 RB, including decreases of 8,800 RB), were offset by reductions primarily for China (23,900 RB) and Pakistan (3,600 RB).  

Net sales of 64,400 RB for 2022/2023 were primarily for Turkey (26,400 RB), Guatemala (11,400 RB), Mexico (10,400 RB), Vietnam (10,200 RB), and Thailand (2,700 RB).  

Exports of 455,500 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 38 percent from the previous week and 28 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (171,300 RB), Turkey (75,400 RB), Pakistan (69,600 RB), Vietnam (38,800 RB), and Mexico (20,600 RB).  

Net sales of Pima totaling 6,600 RB were down 11 percent from the previous week, but up 13 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (4,400 RB), India (1,800 RB), and Indonesia (400 RB).  

Total net sales of 7,400 RB for 2022/2023 were for India.  

Exports of 12,200 RB were up 1 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to India (6,000 RB), Peru (1,800 RB), China (1,300 RB), Thailand (900 RB), and Greece (600 RB).