Cotton Pulling Back on Turnaround Tuesday

Closeup of cotton plant via bobbycrim via Pixabay

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.

The last NASS Crop Progress report of the year showed the US cotton harvest at 84% complete, above the 80% average pace via the 5-year average.

The Seam reported 7,084 bales of online sales on November 22 at an average price of 63.99 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged again on Friday, at 13,274 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 25 points on 11/22 at 80.95 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was lowered by 229 points last Thursday afternoon to 55.91 cents/lb. 

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 71.72, up 95 points, currently down 35 points

May 25 Cotton  closed at 72.72, up 83 points, currently down 44 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 73.68, up 68 points, currently down 33 points


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