Net sales of upland cotton in the United States for the 2024–25 season totalled 65,800 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), during the week ending May 1, 2025. This represents a decrease of 39 per cent from the previous week and 50 per cent from the prior four-week average.
According to the USDA weekly export sales report, the increases were primarily for Vietnam (30,500 RB, including 900 RB switched from Malaysia, 500 RB from South Korea, 400 RB from Hong Kong, 200 RB from Japan, and decreases of 100 RB), Turkiye (16,200 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), India (9,300 RB), Indonesia (4,700 RB, including 500 RB switched from Vietnam and 200 RB from South Korea), and Bangladesh (3,000 RB, including decreases of 100 RB). These increases were offset by reductions for Pakistan (4,100 RB), China (1,200 RB), Malaysia (900 RB), and Japan (300 RB). Net sales of 37,400 RB for 2025–26 were reported for Mexico (30,700 RB), Indonesia (11,500 RB), Pakistan (2,200 RB), and Venezuela (1,800 RB), which were offset by reductions for China (8,800 RB).
Export shipments of 394,900 RB were up 8 per cent from the previous week and 16 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (117,300 RB), Pakistan (88,800 RB), Turkiye (78,500 RB), Bangladesh (34,400 RB), and Indonesia (11,500 RB).
Net sales of Pima cotton totalled 27,100 RB for 2024–25—a marketing-year high—rising noticeably from the previous week and the prior four-week average. Increases were primarily for Vietnam (16,900 RB, including 100 RB switched from Hong Kong), India (6,200 RB), Pakistan (1,100 RB), Costa Rica (900 RB), and Peru (900 RB), offset by reductions for Hong Kong (100 RB) and Turkiye (100 RB).
Export shipments of 14,400 RB were also up noticeably from the previous week and 75 per cent higher than the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (6,100 RB), India (5,400 RB), Turkiye (1,000 RB), Pakistan (900 RB), and Slovenia (200 RB).
