US weekly cotton export for week ending Dec 21, 2023

Net sales of 369,900 RB for 2023/2024 were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for China (271,200 RB, including decreases of 11,400 RB), Vietnam (38,900 RB, including 100 RB switched from South Korea), Mexico (13,500 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), Turkey (11,400 RB), and Malaysia (8,300 RB), were offset by reductions for Honduras (1,800 RB) and South Korea (100 RB).

Total net sales of 2,600 RB for 2024/2025 were for Mexico.

Exports of 231,000 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 4 percent from the previous week and 54 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to China (145,100 RB), Vietnam (12,900 RB), Pakistan (10,200 RB), Indonesia (8,900 RB), and Bangladesh (7,900 RB).

Net sales of Pima totaling 4,000 RB for 2023/2024 were down 26 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for China (1,800 RB), Colombia (600 RB), Thailand (600 RB), India (500 RB), and Japan (200 RB).

Exports of 3,500 RB were down 36 percent from the previous week and 62 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were to China (1,700 RB), India (1,000 RB), Thailand (400 RB), Peru (300 RB), and Japan (100 RB).