The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates, net sales of 11,500 running bales (RB)_ of upland cotton were recorded during the Marketing Year (MY)’25-26, with Mexico (4,700 RB), Costa Rica (3,500 RB), El Salvador (2,000 RB), and Japan (1,300 RB) being the primary buyers.

As per USDA, net sales of upland cotton reduced by 949,600 RB during for MY’24-25. These reductions were offset by increases primarily from India (43,600 RB, including decreases of 8,800 RB), Mexico (40,400 RB, including decreases of 900 RB), Costa Rica (25,900 RB), Turkiye (15,100 RB, including decreases of 800 RB), and Guatemala (5,000 RB). However, significant reductions were observed, primarily from China (603,200 RB), Pakistan (372,200 RB), and Vietnam (111,800 RB).

Exports for the period ending July 31 totaled 738,100 RB, bringing the accumulated exports for the year to 11,070,400 RB, reflecting a 6 per cent decline compared to the previous year's total of 11,777,500 RB. The primary export destinations included China (273,400 RB, with 245,300 RB reported late), Vietnam (121,900 RB, with 94,500 RB reported late), Pakistan (102,300 RB, with 93,700 RB reported late), Bangladesh (52,700 RB, with 40,500 RB reported late), and Mexico (41,500 RB, with 33,000 RB reported late).

Regarding Pima cotton, net sales of 7,700 RB for the MY’24-25 were reported, with Vietnam (2,200 RB), India (2,100 RB, including decreases of 500 RB), China (1,600 RB, including decreases of 200 RB), Pakistan (1,100 RB, including decreases of 400 RB), and Egypt (400 RB) being the main buyers.

A total of 29,100 RB of Pima cotton sales were carried over from the MY’23-24, which ended on July 31. Exports for the period ending July 31 totaled 1,700 RB, bringing the accumulated exports to 321,800 RB, a 6 per cent increase from the previous year's total of 305,000 RB. The primary export destinations included India (1,400 RB), Turkiye (100 RB), Thailand (100 RB), and Taiwan (100 RB).