Cotton futures are showing 48 to 52 point gains at midday. Crude oil is up $3.42 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.238 higher.
USDA’s Export Sales data has cotton export commitments at 5.449 million RB, which was 15% above last year. That is 47% of the USDA export projection for 2026/27 and lags the 54% pace.
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The Seam reported 266 bales sold on October 22, at an average of 65.05 cents/lb. The Cotlook A index was up by 100 points on 10/22 at 92.75. ICE certified cotton stocks up 1,800 bales on Thursday, with the certified stocks level at 24,722 bales. The Adjusted World Price was up another 40 points on Thursday to 65.01 cents/lb.
Dec 26 Cotton is at 80.27, down 52 points,
Mar 27 Cotton is at 83.98, down 50 points,
May 27 Cotton is at 85.67, down 48 points
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