Data released today (19) by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data indicates that cotton lint sales for the 2025/26 crop totaled 43,000 tons in the week ending March 12. This result is 22.3% lower compared to the previous week (55,000 tons), however, the volume is 41.2% higher than the weekly average needed (30,000 tons) to reach the total projected by [the relevant authority]. USDAIn the accumulated total for the season, the US traded 2.037 million tons of cotton, representing a 9% decrease compared to the same period of the previous season, and 78% of the total estimated total. USDA for the current season of 2.613 million tons.
Sales for the 2026/27 crop season
Last week, sales of 27,000 tons were recorded for delivery in the 2026/27 crop year, an increase of 123.7% compared to the 12,000 tons traded the previous week. In the accumulated total for the current marketing year, the United States has traded 216,000 tons of cotton, a volume 2% higher than that recorded at the same point in the current crop year and 8% higher than projected by the USDA (2.808 million tons). See the… full report in analysis section of DATAGRO Portal.
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