According to the latest USDA Weekly Export Sales Report of week ending 16 August, cotton net sales of 188,000 RB for 2018-19 were reported for Vietnam (73,000 RB, including 6,600 RB switched from Japan, 900 RB switched from Taiwan, 800 RB switched from South Korea, and 200 RB switched from Indonesia), Malaysia (43,400 RB, including 700 RB switched from Japan), Pakistan (27,500 RB, including decreases of 1,900 RB), Indonesia (22,100 RB, including 9,000 RB switched from Japan), and Peru (10,800 RB).
Reductions were reported for Japan (17,300 RB). For 2019/2020, net sales of 4,400 RB were reported for China. Exports of 157,400 RB were primarily to Vietnam (45,700 RB), Turkey (22,100 RB), China (18,600 RB), Mexico (14,300 RB), and Indonesia (13,200 RB).
Net sales of Pima totaling 7,500 RB for 2018-19 were reported for India (4,300 RB, including decreases of 100 RB), Thailand (1,000 RB), China (900 RB), and Turkey (900 RB). Reductions were reported for Switzerland (100 RB). Exports of 7,600 RB were primarily to India (3,800 RB), Vietnam (1,300 RB), Thailand (900 RB), and Egypt (700 RB).
Optional origin sales
For 2018-19, the current optional origin outstanding balance of 6,200 RB is for Indonesia (4,400 RB) and Vietnam (1,800 RB).
Exports for own account
New exports for own account totaling 100 RB were to Vietnam. Exports for own account totaling 5,600 RB were applied to new or outstanding sales to Japan (5,500 RB) and Vietnam (100 RB). Decreases totaling 100 RB were reported for China. The current outstanding balance is 5,100 RB, all China.
