US Upland cotton sales dip sharply, but Pima up: USDA
During the week, US cotton sales stood at 11,600 bales, while cancellations totalled 44,300 bales. After adjustment, the net figure stood at -32,700 bales.
US net sales of Upland cotton for 2024â€'25 dropped sharply to -32,700 bales due to high cancellations, marking a 692 per cent weekly fall. Export shipments rose 18 per cent to 184,800 bales. Pima sales rose for both 2024â€'25 and 2025â€'26 seasons, though shipments fell 37 per cent. New season commitments were led by Vietnam, Pakistan, and Guatemala.
According to the USDA Weekly Export Sales Report, the increases were reported for Vietnam (4,600 RB, including 1,700 RB switched from South Korea and decreases of 4,900 RB), Honduras (200 RB), Nicaragua (200 RB), Thailand (100 RB, including decreases of 200 RB), and Taiwan (100 RB). These were more than offset by reductions, primarily for Turkiye (13,500 RB), Pakistan (9,300 RB), South Korea (7,000 RB), Indonesia (3,300 RB), and Mexico (2,900 RB).
Net sales of 132,600 RB for 2025–26 were primarily for Vietnam (42,800 RB), Pakistan (20,400 RB), Guatemala (19,700 RB), Thailand (16,400 RB), and Turkiye (16,400 RB), and were offset by reductions for Mexico (1,200 RB), Japan (300 RB), Nicaragua (200 RB), and Honduras (200 RB).
Export shipments of 184,800 RB were up 18 per cent from the previous week but down 12 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (46,700 RB), Pakistan (28,500 RB), Turkiye (22,000 RB), India (21,600 RB), and Bangladesh (18,400 RB).
Net sales of Pima cotton totalling 5,500 RB for 2024–25 were up noticeably from both the previous week and the prior four-week average. Increases were primarily for Costa Rica (1,700 RB), China (1,400 RB), Pakistan (900 RB), India (800 RB), and Thailand (400 RB). Net sales of 17,400 RB for 2025–26 were reported for Vietnam (13,100 RB), India (2,500 RB), Peru (1,000 RB), China (400 RB), and Bangladesh (300 RB).
Export shipments of 5,000 RB were down 37 per cent from the previous week and 55 per cent from the prior four-week average. The main destinations were Peru (2,500 RB), India (1,600 RB), Thailand (300 RB), Indonesia (300 RB), and Guatemala (100 RB).
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