Cotton futures were mixed at the Tuesday close, with contracts up 17 to down 21 points across the board. The outside markets closed with little impact, as the US dollar index was up 65 points and crude oil futures up 3 cents/barrel. The last NASS Crop Progress report of the...

Cotton prices are trading with 33 to 44 point losses so far on Tuesday morning. Futures closed out the trade session with gains of 53 to 95 points on Monday. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index is down 667 points. Crude oil futures are down $2.15/barrel....

Cotton futures closed out the trade session with gains of 53 to 95 points on Monday. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index is down 667 points. Crude oil futures are down $2.15/barrel. The last NASS Crop Progress report of the year showed the US cotton harvest...

Dry conditions across Tennessee continue to impact winter wheat and pasture conditions. According to the USDA’s final Crop Progress and Conditions Report, harvest for both cotton and soybeans is 95 percent complete.  Winter wheat is rated 74 percent good to excellent, with 93 percent planted and 80 percent emerged. Just...

Kansas farmers continue to harvest sorghum, cotton, and sunflowers. USDA’s final weekly crop update of the year shows the pace for sorghum equal to the five-year average at 96 percent.  Cotton is 71 percent harvested, slightly ahead of 68 percent normally.  Sunflowers are 93 percent harvested, one percentage point behind...

According to the USDA, the cotton and soybean harvest is complete, and the peanut harvest is nearly complete. Winter wheat is 95 percent planted, 84 percent emerged, and 52 percent of the crop is rated good to excellent. Pasture conditions are just 13 percent good to excellent. Topsoil moisture is...

Cotton futures are showing 84 to 103 point gains so far on Monday. The outside markets are mixed, as the US dollar index is down 547 points. Crude oil futures are down $2.09/barrel. Cotton Ginnings data from NASS indicated a total of 2.157 million RB of cotton ginned in the...

Cotton prices are showing gains of 42 to 60 points so far on Monday morning. Futures were up 13 to 34 points to close out Friday, as March was up 186 points last week. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index was up 525 points and the...

Cotton futures were up 13 to 34 points to close out Friday, as March was up 186 points this week. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index was up 525 points and the highest 2 years. Crude oil futures were up $1.09/barrel. Cotton Ginnings data from NASS...

Cotton futures are up 25 to 35 points so far on Friday. The outside markets are mixed, as the US dollar index is up 505 points and the highest 2 years. Crude oil futures are up $1.16/barrel. Export Sales data showed 2024/25 upland cotton shipments totaling 1.858 million RB for...

Cotton prices are posing marginal losses of 11 to 15 points so far on Friday, Futures posted gains of 11 to 20 points on Thursday, helped out by the Export Sales release. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index was up 414 points and the highest in...

Cotton futures posted gains of 11 to 20 points on Thursday, helped out by the Export Sales release. The outside markets were mixed, as the US dollar index was up 414 points and the highest in over a year. Crude oil futures provided some support, up $1.40/barrel. Export Sales data...

Cotton futures are posting Thursday gains of 15 to 18 points at midday. The outside markets are trading mixed. The US dollar index is up 284 points, with crude oil futures back up 77 cents/barrel. Export Sales data showed 2024/25 upland cotton bookings totaling 318,516 RB in the week of...

Cotton prices are showing 30 to 42 point gains so far on Thursday. Futures ended the midweek Wednesday session with contracts rallying 65 to 157 points. The outside markets were pressure factors but were shrugged off. The US dollar index is up 457 points, with crude oil futures back down...