US Upland cotton sales at 93,000 bales, Pima totals 8,200 bales: USDA

22 Aug '24

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US Upland cotton sales at 93,000 bales, Pima totals 8,200 bales: USDA

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Net US cotton sales for the 2024-25 season reached 93,000 running bales, with significant sales to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, despite reductions in Costa Rica and El Salvador.
Exports totalled 168,800 RB, mainly to Vietnam, Pakistan and China.
Pima cotton sales for the same season amounted to 8,200 RB, with India and Peru being key buyers.

Net sales of Upland cotton in the US for the 2024-25 season totalled 93,000 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg or 500 pounds. The sales were primarily noted for Pakistan (24,900 RB, including decreases of 500 RB), India (18,300 RB), Bangladesh (16,800 RB, including decreases of 1,800 RB), Mexico (12,500 RB), and Vietnam (6,800 RB, including 300 RB switched from Thailand). These were offset by reductions in sales to Costa Rica (6,600 RB) and El Salvador (200 RB). The new season began on August 1, 2024.

According to the USDA's export sales report for the week ending August 15, net sales of 4,900 RB for the 2025-26 season were reported for Mexico (3,300 RB), El Salvador (1,200 RB), and Japan (400 RB).

Exports of 168,800 RB were primarily to Vietnam (35,700 RB), Pakistan (30,600 RB), China (19,200 RB), India (15,800 RB), and Turkiye (11,900 RB).

Net sales of Pima cotton for the 2024-25 season totalled 8,200 RB, primarily for India (3,300 RB), Peru (1,700 RB), Bangladesh (1,500 RB), Pakistan (900 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB). Exports of 5,100 RB were primarily to Pakistan (1,300 RB), Vietnam (1,100 RB), India (700 RB), Peru (500 RB), and Taiwan (400 RB).

The USDA had earlier reported that a total of 979,900 running bales of Upland cotton were carried over from the 2023-24 marketing year, which ended on July 31, 2024.

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