Cotton futures are trading with slight gains on Friday, as in delivery October is down 21 points. The US dollar index is back down $0.335 on the day to $97.880, with crude oil futures 83 cents higher. Export Sales data from Thursday showed a total of 4.059 million RB of cotton sold by 9/18, which is down 18% from a year ago. That is 37% of the USDA export number and lags the 53% average pace. More News from Barchart Thursday’s online auction from The Seam showed 1,561 sales at an average price of 59.3 c ...

Cotton futures are trading with contracts down 3 to 5 points at Monday’s midday, with October down 64 points. The US dollar index is back $0.230 on the day to $97.040 and crude oil futures $0.28 lower. The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report indicated managed money trimming their net short in cotton futures and options by 9,844 contracts to 59,061 contracts by September 16. More News from Barchart The Cotlook A Index was down another 25 points at 78.40 cents on September 19. ICE cotton stocks were ...

Cotton futures closed Friday with losses of 25 to 61 points in the front months, as December was down 54 points this week. The outside markets were pressure factors, with the US dollar index up another $0.334 on the day to $97.305 and crude oil futures $0.93 lower. The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report indicated managed money trimming their net short in cotton futures and options by 9,844 contracts to 59,061 contracts by September 16. More News from Barchart USDA tallied upland cotton export busi ...

Cotton futures are falling lower at Wednesday’s midday, as contracts are down 35 to 40 points at midday. The US dollar index is up $0.097 so far on the day to $96.345, with crude oil futures $0.23 lower. The Seam reported 909 bales sold on Tuesday at an average price of 63.60 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged at 78.10 cents on September 16. ICE cotton stocks were again steady on 9/16, with the certified stocks level at 15,474 bales. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) was down another 21 points la ...

Cotton futures are showing slight losses across most contracts on Monday, with contracts down 4 to 17 points. The US dollar index is down $0.171 on the day to $97.365, with crude oil futures $0.61 higher. Weekly CFTC data indicated spec traders adding 2,536 contracts to their net short position as of September 9th, taking it to 68,905 contracts by Tuesday. More News from Barchart The Seam reported 138 bales sold on Friday at an average price of 63.54 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged at 78.05 ...