Vietnam bought 200,500 bales of US upland cotton in the week to Oct 29
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USDA's weekly export sales, week ending October 29, 2026: net sales of US upland cotton to Vietnam were 200,516 bales and 43,477 bales were shipped. Vietnam has 960,107 bales bought and not yet shipped, and 714,293 bales shipped so far this marketing year, against 552,012 bales by this point last year. Source: USDA's Weekly Export Sales.
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