US weekly cotton export for week ending Mar 6, 2025

Net sales of Upland totaling 271,800 RB for 2024/2025 were up 13 percent from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (112,700 RB, including 29,200 RB switched from China, 1,500 RB switched from South Korea, 400 RB switched from Japan, and decreases of 200 RB), Turkey (89,300 RB), Pakistan (42,700 RB, including 900 RB switched from China and decreases of 8,800 RB), Bangladesh (20,300 RB), and Indonesia (10,100 RB, including 200 RB switched from Vietnam), were offset by reductions for China (39,100 RB) and South Korea (200 RB).

Net sales of 110,200 RB for 2025/2026 were primarily for Pakistan (62,400 RB), Honduras (20,800 RB), Turkey (20,000 RB), Vietnam (4,000 RB), and Mexico (1,800 RB).

Exports of 403,500 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 21 percent from the previous week and 39 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (126,700 RB), Pakistan (101,600 RB), Turkey (62,200 RB), India (20,200 RB), and China (15,200 RB).

Net sales of Pima totaling 4,600 RB for 2024/2025 were down 58 percent from the previous week and 66 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Bangladesh (1,400 RB), Costa Rica (900 RB), India (800 RB), Thailand (600 RB), and China (600 RB, including 400 RB switched from Hong Kong), were offset by reductions for Hong Kong (400 RB).

Exports of 6,900 RB were up 72 percent from the previous week and 27 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Peru (2,000 RB), China (1,700 RB), Vietnam (900 RB), Turkey (900 RB), and India (400 RB).