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                                                   U.S. EXPORT SALES FOR WEEKENDING 9/11/2008

Cotton:  Net Upland sales of 461,600 running bales were up three and three-tenths times from the previous week, and three times from the prior 4-week average.  Increases were reported for China (179,800 RB, including 2,200 RB switched from Vietnam), Vietnam (59,500 RB), Indonesia (48,300 RB), Turkey (44,700 RB), and Thailand (37,800 RB).  Net sales of 12,700 RB for delivery in 2009/10 were mainly for Mexico (11,300 RB).  Exports of 288,600 RB were up 24 percent from the previous week and 16 percent from the prior 4-week average.  The primary destinations were China (140,600 RB), Mexico (33,700 RB), Turkey (31,700 RB), and Indonesia (15,200 RB).  Net American Pima sales of 700 RB were mainly for Peru (400 RB) and Thailand (300 RB).  Exports of 1,000 RB were primarily to Indonesia (300 RB), Thailand (300 RB), and Japan (300 RB).                               

U.S. EXPORT SALES

ALL UPLAND 1404

 

PIMA 1301

WEEK ENDING 9/11/2008

CURRENT MY

NEXT MY

 

CURRENT MY

NEXT MY

FAX 202-690-3273

THIS WEEK

YEAR AGO

THIS WEEK

YEAR AGO

 

THIS WEEK

YEAR AGO

THIS WEEK

YEAR AGO

OUTSTANDING SALES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KNOWN

3,564.9

2,865.0

62.4

142.0

 

61.2

269.0

0.0

8.8

UNKNOWN

6.6

17.2

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

TOTAL

3,571.4

2,882.2

62.4

142.0

 

61.2

269.2

0.0

8.8

OPTIONAL ORIGIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

ACCUMULATED EXPORTS

1,509.2

1,858.8

XX

XX

 

10.1

68.6

XX

XX

EXPORTS FOR OWN ACCT

146.9

155.7

XX

XX

 

0.1

1.2

XX

XX

NET CHANGE IN SALES

461.6

177.9

12.7

5.0

 

0.7

21.0

0.0

0.0

COUNTRY

CURRENT MARKETING YEAR

NEXT MY

CURRENT MARKETING YEAR

NEXT MY

NEW SALES

DEST.
CHGS.

CANCEL

EXPORTS

SALES (NET)

NEW SALES

DEST.
CHGS.

CANCEL

EXPORTS

SALES (NET)

BELGIUM              

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRANCE               

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GERMANY              

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY               

48.9

 

4.2

31.7

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

JAPAN                

3.7

--1.3

 

3.7

 

 

--0.4

 

0.3

 

TAIWAN               

13.0

 

0.4

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA                

177.6

2.2

 

140.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIA                

0.5

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANGLADH             

17.0

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

HG KONG              

6.0

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDNSIA              

47.7

0.6

 

15.2

 

 

0.2

 

0.3

 

KOR REP              

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALAYSA              

 

0.1

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAKISTN              

12.9

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHIL                 

2.6

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

SINGAPR              

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THAILND              

36.9

0.9

 

13.4

 

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

VIETNAM              

61.7

--2.2

 

7.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

EGYPT                

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOROCCO              

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANADA               

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILE                

0.9

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOMB               

2.2

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECUADOR              

1.0

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUATMAL               

 

 

 

0.3

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO               

26.1

 

1.8

33.7

11.3

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

NICARAG              

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERU                 

4.3

 

 

0.3

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

SALVADR              

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

VENEZ                

4.4

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNKNOWN               

0.0

--0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

TOTAL                

468.2

0.0

6.6

288.6

12.7

0.7

0.0

0.0

1.0

0.0