US weekly cotton export for week ending Jul 29, 2021

Net sales of 17,100 RB for 2020/2021 were up noticeably from the previous week, but down 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Mexico (9,300 RB), South Korea (4,200 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), Vietnam (2,800 RB, including 400 RB switched from Japan and decreases of 5,100 RB), China (900 RB), and Bangladesh (700 RB, including 900 switched from Pakistan and decreases of 200 RB), were primarily offset by reductions for Malaysia (600 RB), Japan (300 RB), and El Salvador (300 RB). For 2021/2022, net sales of 149,300 RB primarily for Costa Rica (36,500 RB), Pakistan (35,300 RB), Turkey (35,300 RB), China (15,800 RB), and Thailand (13,300 RB), were offset by reductions for Indonesia (700 RB), Honduras (600 RB), and Guatemala (300 RB).

Exports of 229,500 RB were down 4 percent from the previous week and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports were primarily to Vietnam (42,400 RB), China (35,500 RB), Turkey (34,100 RB), Pakistan (25,000 RB), and Indonesia (17,400 RB).

Net sales of Pima totaling 2,400 RB were down 42 percent from the previous week and 49 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases reported for India (1,700 RB), Peru (400 RB), Colombia (200 RB), Pakistan (100 RB), and Vietnam (100 RB switched from China), were offset by reductions for China (100 RB).

For 2021/2022, net sales of 9,100 RB were primarily for China (6,600 RB), India (1,800 RB), Egypt (400 RB), and Guatemala (200 RB).

Exports of 8,700 RB were down 7 percent from the previous week and 18 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (3,000 RB), India (3,000 RB), Austria (800 RB), Brazil (700 RB), and Peru (400 RB).