According to the U.S. Cotton Export Weekly Report released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on February 17, 2022, during the week of February 4 to February 10, 2022, the net contracted sales of U.S. upland cotton in 2021/2022 was 158.5 thousand package, down 14% from last week and down 46% from the average of the previous four weeks. Among them, the countries and regions with increased signings include mainland China (47.8,000 bales), Pakistan (23.9,000 bales), Vietnam (23.8,000 bales, including 5.9,000 bales re-exported from South Korea and 1,000 bales re-exported from Japan), Turkey (22.3 thousand bales), and Peru (11.9 thousand bales), partially offset by a net decrease in South Korea (-5.9 thousand bales). Net contracted sales of upland cotton in 2022/2023 are 34.7,000 bales, of which the countries and regions with increased contracts include Pakistan (14.1,000 bales), Mexico (5.4,000 bales), Turkey (4.4,000 bales), and Indonesia (3.5,000 bales). and Portugal (2.2 thousand bales).
Upland cotton export shipments were 270,000 bales that week, down 10% from last week and up 8% from the average of the previous four weeks. Mainly shipped to mainland China (117,000 bales), Pakistan (46.3,000 bales), Vietnam (33,000 bales), Turkey (20.2,000 bales), and Mexico (17.8,000 bales).
U.S. Pima cotton net contract sales for the week were 3.1 thousand bales, a decrease of 42% from last week and a decrease of 40% from the average level of the previous four weeks. The main increases include India (1.7 thousand bales, including the canceled 0.9 thousand bales), Peru (0.5 thousand bales), mainland China (0.4 thousand bales), and Vietnam (0.4 thousand bales), which were replaced by Greece (-0.4 thousand bales). offset by net decreases. Export shipments for the week were 4.6 thousand packages, a decrease of 78% from last week and a decrease of 61% from the average level of the previous four weeks. Mainly shipped to mainland China (2.1 thousand bales), Thailand (0.6 thousand bales), Bangladesh (0.5 thousand bales), Peru (0.4 thousand bales), and India (0.3 thousand bales). </p
