U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEK ENDING 2/26/2026

Cotton: Net sales of Upland totaling 150,400 RB for 2025/2026 were down 41 percent from the previous week and 50 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases primarily for Vietnam (50,800 RB, including 3,500 RB switched from unknown destinations, 1,900 RB switched from South Korea, and 100 RB switched from Japan), Pakistan (27,900 RB), Mexico (14,400 RB), India (13,900 RB), and Indonesia (12,400 RB), were offset by reductions for unknown destinations (7,000 RB) and South Korea (1,900 RB). Net sales of 54,600 RB for 2026/2027 were reported for Indonesia (26,400 RB), Mexico (20,800 RB), Vietnam (6,600 MT), and Thailand (900 RB). Exports of 282,200 RB--a marketing-year high--were up 46 percent from the previous week and 43 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to Vietnam (94,600 RB), Pakistan (39,800 RB), Turkey (31,500 RB), China (30,300 RB), and Indonesia (20,300 RB). Net sales of Pima totaling 7,500 RB for 2025/2026 were down 50 percent from the previous week, but up 9 percent from the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Pakistan (2,300 RB), Peru (1,800 RB), India (1,800 RB), Costa Rica (1,300 RB), and Indonesia (300 RB). Exports of 12,400 RB were up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to India (4,600 RB), Vietnam (2,400 RB), China (1,600 RB), Costa Rica (1,200 RB), and Thailand (1,100 RB).

Exports for Own Account: For 2025/2026, new exports for own account totaling 4,400 RB were to Vietnam. Exports for own account totaling 500 RB to Turkey were applied to new or outstanding sales. The current exports for own account outstanding balance of 47,600 RB were to India (31,600 RB), Bangladesh (4,400 RB), Vietnam (7,600 RB), Pakistan (2,300 RB), and Turkey (1,700 RB).