US Upland cotton sales up 36%, Pima down this week: USDA

Net sales of Upland cotton in the US totalled 245,000 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), for the 2025–26 marketing year during the week ending August 28, 2025. This was 36 per cent higher than the previous week’s 179,300 bales.

According to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) weekly export sales report, sales were mainly to Vietnam (109,700 RB, including 4,300 RB switched from Nicaragua, 1,300 RB switched from Thailand, and a decrease of 100 RB), India (53,800 RB), China (35,200 RB), Bangladesh (31,900 RB), and Mexico (6,900 RB), partly offset by reductions for Nicaragua (4,300 RB).

US net sales of Upland cotton rose 36 per cent week-on-week to 245,000 running bales (RB) for 2025–26 during the week ending August 28, 2025, led by Vietnam, India, China, Bangladesh and Mexico, according to USDA.
Export shipments totalled 154,700 RB, mainly to Vietnam.
Pima cotton sales fell to 1,600 RB from 3,900 RB, while shipments reached 4,400 RB, with India the top destination.

Export shipments of Upland cotton totalled 154,700 RB, primarily destined for Vietnam (82,800 RB), Pakistan (17,500 RB), Mexico (11,000 RB), Honduras (6,600 RB), and India (6,300 RB).

Net sales of Pima cotton amounted to 1,600 RB for 2025–26, down from 3,900 RB the previous week. The main buyers were India (1,100 RB), Peru (400 RB), and Indonesia (100 RB), partly offset by reductions for Switzerland (200 RB).

Export shipments of Pima totalled 4,400 RB, mainly to India (2,500 RB), Egypt (700 RB), Peru (500 RB), Indonesia (300 RB), and Slovenia (100 RB).

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