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Cotton Slips Lower as Export Business Slows
BarchartThu Mar 20, 5:19PM CDT
Cotton price action on Thursday was down 16 to 27 points at the close. The outside factors are back to mixed action, with crude oil futures up $1.47/barrel. The US dollar index was up $0.357 on the day. Cotton export sales totaled 101,058 RB in the week of March 13...

The Cotton Futures Market Is Still Struggling. Look for These 5 Early Signs of a Price Bottom.
BarchartThu Mar 20, 2:53PM CDT
Tariffs have been weighing on cotton futures prices, bringing them to a 4.5-year low earlier this month.

Cotton Lower at Midday Following Weaker Export Business
BarchartThu Mar 20, 12:11PM CDT
Cotton futures are weaker on Thursday, as USDA’s Export Sales data was weaker. Contracts are down 30 to 45 points at midday. The outside factors are back to mixed action, with crude oil futures up $1.11/barrel. The US dollar index is up $0.387 so far on the day. Cotton export...

Cotton Showing Mixed Trade on Thursday AM
BarchartThu Mar 20, 7:31AM CDT
Cotton price action is 5 to 14 cents weaker in the 2025 contracts and slightly higher in the deferreds so far on Thursday. futures were lower on Wednesday, with contracts down 4 to 12 points in the nearbys at the close. Crude oil futures were back up $0.29/barrel, with the...

Cotton Posts Mild Weakness on Wednesday
BarchartWed Mar 19, 5:06PM CDT
Cotton futures were lower on Wednesday, with contracts down 4 to 12 points in the nearbys at the close. Crude oil futures were back up $0.29/barrel, with the US dollar index up $0.208 on the day. The two-day Fed meeting concluded this afternoon, with interest rates left unchanged this month...

Cotton In the Red at Midday
BarchartWed Mar 19, 12:28PM CDT
Cotton futures are weaker again at Wednesday’s midday, with contracts down 15 to 29 points. Crude oil futures are back up $0.46/barrel, with the US dollar index up $0.513 on the day. The two-day Fed meeting will conclude this afternoon, with an interest rate decision announcement following. Most expect to...

Cotton Starting Wednesday with Weakness
BarchartWed Mar 19, 7:36AM CDT
Cotton price action is starting Wednesday morning with another round of weakness, with losses of 29 to 45 points in the nearbys. futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 30 to 51 points. Crude oil futures were back down $0.88/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.095 on the...

Cotton Head Lower on Tuesday
BarchartTue Mar 18, 5:21PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 30 to 51 points. Crude oil futures were back down $0.88/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.095 on the day. S&P Global estimates the 2025 US cotton acres at 10.2 million acres, a 250,000 acres reduction from their January number...

Cotton Weaker at Midday
BarchartTue Mar 18, 12:21PM CDT
Cotton futures are down 40 to 58 points at the midday part of the Tuesday session. Crude oil futures are back down $0.72/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.095 so far on the day. The Monday online auction from The Seam showed 1,950 bales sold at an average price...

Cotton Weakness Continue to Start Tuesday
BarchartTue Mar 18, 7:39AM CDT
Cotton price action is weaker again this morning, with contracts down 33 to 38 points in the nearbys. Futures posted 12 to 39 point losses on the Monday session. The outside markets were supportive on the day. Crude oil futures were up another $0.30/barrel, with the US dollar index down...

Cotton Closes with Weakness on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 17, 5:10PM CDT
Cotton futures posted 12 to 39 point losses on the Monday session. The outside markets were supportive on the day. Crude oil futures were up another $0.30/barrel, with the US dollar index down $0.175 on the day. Friday’ online auction from The Seam showed 2,123 bales sold at an average...

Cotton Slipping Lower at Midday
BarchartMon Mar 17, 12:21PM CDT
Cotton futures are showing 7 to 36 point losses so far on Monday. Crude oil futures are up another $0.31/barrel to provide some support, with the US dollar index down $0.175 so far on the day. The large managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options trimmed back 3,547...

Cotton Slipping Back Early on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 17, 7:37AM CDT
Cotton price action is showing 6 to 19 point losses so far on Monday morning. Futures rallied on Friday, with contracts up 68 to 90 points at the close, as May was up 130 points last week. Crude oil futures were back up $0.64/barrel to provide some support, with the...

Cotton Posts Friday Strength
BarchartFri Mar 14, 4:25PM CDT
Cotton futures rallied on Friday, with contracts up 68 to 90 points at the close, as May was up 130 points this week. Crude oil futures were back up $0.64/barrel to provide some support, with the US dollar index down $0.155 on the day. The large managed money spec funds...

Cotton Rallying on Friday
BarchartFri Mar 14, 12:19PM CDT
Cotton futures are showing gains of 63 to 106 points at Friday’s midday. Crude oil futures are back up $0.70/barrel to provide some support, with the US dollar index down $0.120 so far on the day. Total export sale commitments for US cotton are now at 10.124 million RB, which...