Cotton: Net Upland sales of 180,600 running bales for the 2012/2013 marketing year were down 36 percent from the previous week and 45 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (51,500 RB), Turkey (36,000 RB), Vietnam (24,000 RB), Mexico (22,000 RB), Taiwan (15,300 RB), and Indonesia (15,200 RB, including 200 RB switched from Japan). Decreases were reported for South Korea (2,800 RB). Net sales of 3,200 RB for delivery in the 2013/2014 marketing year resulted as increases for South Korea (3,900 RB) and Japan (300 RB), were partially offset by decreases for Vietnam (900 RB).
Exports of 182,500 RB were up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destinations were China (99,100 RB), Turkey (14,300 RB), Mexico (14,300 RB), Vietnam (13,100 RB), and Taiwan (7,800 RB). Net American Pima sales of 17,200 RB for the 2012/2013 marketing year were up 17 percent from the previous week and 12 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were reported for China (12,600 RB, including 2,200 RB switched from unknown destinations), South Korea (3,700 RB), India (2,300 RB), and Turkey (400 RB). Decreases were reported for unknown destinations (2,200 RB). Exports of 7,900 RB were primarily to Turkey (4,400 RB), India (1,200 RB), Pakistan (900 RB), and China (800 RB).
Optional Origin Sales: For MY 2012/2013, outstanding optional origin sales total 263,100 RB, and are for China (238,600 RB), South Korea (19,800 RB), Thailand (4,400 RB), and Vietnam (300 RB).
Exports for Own Account: The current exports for own account balance is 71,000 RB, all China.
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Net Sales |
Upland |
Net Sales |
Pima |
|
|
Total 12/13 |
180,600 |
Total 12/13 |
17,200 |
|
|
CHINA |
51,500 |
CHINA |
12,600 |
|
|
TURKEY |
36,000 |
KOREA |
3,700 |
|
|
VIETNAM |
24,000 |
INDIA |
2,300 |
|
|
MEXICO |
22,000 |
TURKEY |
400 |
|
|
TAIWAN |
15,300 |
BANGLADESH |
200 |
|
|
INDONESIA |
15,200 |
THAILAND |
200 |
|
|
JAPAN |
10,500 |
PERU |
100 |
|
|
BANGLADESH |
3,500 |
UNKNOWN |
-2,200 |
|
|
THAILAND |
2,800 |
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|
PAKISTAN |
2,400 |
|
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|
ECUADOR |
700 |
|
||
|
ITALY |
100 |
|
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|
KOREA |
-2,800 |
|
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|
Total Commitments |
8,613,700 |
Total Commitments |
472,600 |
|
|
Year Ago |
9,879,400 |
Year Ago |
421,100 |
|
|
Net Sales |
Net Sales |
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|
Total 13/14 |
3,200 |
Total 13/14 |
0 |
|
|
KOR REP |
3,900 |
|
||
|
JAPAN |
300 |
|
||
|
VIETNAM |
-900 |
|
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|
Total Commitments |
519,700 |
Total Commitments |
4,300 |
|
|
Year Ago |
390,600 |
Year Ago |
40,400 |
|
|
Exports |
Upland |
Exports |
Pima |
|
|
Total |
182,500 |
Total |
7,900 |
|
|
CHINA |
99,100 |
TURKEY |
4,400 |
|
|
TURKEY |
14,300 |
INDIA |
1,200 |
|
|
MEXICO |
14,300 |
PAKISTAN |
900 |
|
|
VIETNAM |
13,100 |
CHINA |
800 |
|
|
TAIWAN |
7,800 |
JAPAN |
300 |
|
|
PAKISTAN |
7,000 |
THAILAND |
200 |
|
|
KOREA |
4,900 |
COLOMBIA |
200 |
|
|
PERU |
4,300 |
|
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|
THAILAND |
3,300 |
|
||
|
COLOMBIA |
3,200 |
|
||
|
BANGLADESH |
2,700 |
|
||
|
INDONESIA |
2,700 |
|
||
|
JAPAN |
1,900 |
|
||
|
GUATEMALA |
1,700 |
|
||
|
SALVADOR |
1,300 |
|
||
|
PHILLIPINNES |
700 |
|
||
|
INDIA |
200 |
|
||
|
ECUADOR |
100 |
|
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|
Total Shipped |
3,123,900 |
Total Shipped |
275,400 |
|
|
Year Ago |
2,670,800 |
Year Ago |
157,100 |
(Source: USDA-FAS)