Net sales of Upland cotton in the United States for the 2024–25 season totalled 23,700 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), during the week ending June 26, 2025. This represents a decrease of 13 per cent from the previous week and 66 per cent from the prior four-week average.
According to the USDA Weekly Export Sales Report, the increase was primarily for Vietnam (19,600 RB, including 500 RB switched from South Korea and 100 RB switched from Hong Kong), Bangladesh (17,200 RB, including decreases of 500 RB), Pakistan (8,500 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), India (7,200 RB), and Mexico (3,700 RB). These were offset by reductions primarily for Turkiye (41,100 RB), South Korea (400 RB), China (400 RB), Ecuador (100 RB), and Hong Kong (100 RB).
Net sales of 106,600 RB for 2025–26, primarily for Mexico (50,600 RB), Vietnam (30,800 RB), Malaysia (22,000 RB), and Peru (2,100 RB), were partially offset by reductions for Honduras (400 RB).
Export shipments of 255,800 RB were up 39 per cent from the previous week and 9 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were Vietnam (65,000 RB), Pakistan (38,700 RB), Turkiye (34,100 RB), Bangladesh (30,600 RB), and Mexico (14,600 RB).
Net sales reductions of Pima cotton totalling 200 RB for 2024–25 were noticeably lower than the previous week and the prior four-week average. Increases, primarily for India (200 RB, including decreases of 900 RB) and Indonesia (200 RB, including 100 RB switched from Japan), were more than offset by reductions for Peru (400 RB) and Japan (200 RB). Net sales of Pima cotton totalling 6,300 RB for 2025–26 were reported for India (5,400 RB) and Pakistan (900 RB).
Export shipments of 10,900 RB were up 37 per cent from the previous week and 57 per cent from the prior four-week average. The primary destinations were India (5,700 RB), Vietnam (2,300 RB), Thailand (1,000 RB), Egypt (900 RB), and Bangladesh (400 RB).
