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Cotton Heads Home Lower on Friday, with Outside Pressure
BarchartFri Sep 6, 4:42PM CDT
Cotton futures closed with contracts down 149 to 156 points across the front months on Friday. The dollar index was back up 71 points, with crude oil futures back down $1.04/barrel to add pressure. Export Sales data from this morning showed a high in the first month of the marketing...
Cotton states keep a close eye on 2025 dicamba
Brownfield Ag NewsFri Sep 6, 3:58PM CDT
Attorney Brigit Rollins with the National Ag Law Center says three over-the-top dicamba products pending re-registration at EPA might not be available for the 2025 growing season. “The agency is really trying to be thorough on this one if they want to create an over-the-top dicamba registration as legally defensible...
Cotton Collapsing on Friday, with Outside Pressure
BarchartFri Sep 6, 12:07PM CDT
Cottonfutures are down 105 to 256 points across the front months so far on Friday. The dollar index is back up 171 points, with crude oil futures back down $1.64/barrel to add pressure. Export Sales data from this morning showed a high in the first month of the marketing year...
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday Morning
BarchartFri Sep 6, 7:27AM CDT
Cotton prices are posting 59 to 65 point losses on Friday morning. Futures posted point 24 to 37 point losses on Thursday. The dollar index was down another 276 points, with crude oil futures back up a 12 cents/barrel to add support. Export Sales data will be updated this morning....
Cotton Weaker on Thursday’s Close
BarchartThu Sep 5, 5:09PM CDT
Cotton futures posted point 24 to 37 point losses on Thursday. The dollar index was down another 276 points, with crude oil futures back up a 12 cents/barrel to add support. Export Sales data will be updated on Friday morning. The Seam reported online cash sales of just 199 bales...
Cotton Weaker on Thursday’s Midday
BarchartThu Sep 5, 12:08PM CDT
Cotton prices are showing 13 to 49 point gains on Thursday at midday. The dollar index is down another 211 points, with crude oil futures back up a nickel/barrel to add support. The Seam reported online cash sales of just 199 bales at an average price of 55.56 cents on...
Cotton Back to Marginally Higher Trade on Thursday
BarchartThu Sep 5, 7:28AM CDT
Cotton prices are showing 10 to 19 point gains on Thursday AM. Futures closed the Wednesday session with nearby contracts up 64 to 69 points. The dollar index was back down 536 points, with crude oil futures falling another $1.04/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated...
Cotton Pulls Back on Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 4, 5:06PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with nearby contracts up 64 to 69 points. The dollar index was back down 536 points, with crude oil futures falling another $1.04/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated US cotton condition ratings were up 4% in the good and...
Cotton Weaker on Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 4, 12:03PM CDT
Cotton futures are trading with 50 to 60 point gains on Wednesday. The dollar index is back down 466 points, with crude oil futures falling another 56 cents/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated the US cotton crop at 95% setting bolls, with 37% of the...
Cotton Weaker To Kick Off Wednesday
BarchartWed Sep 4, 7:23AM CDT
Cotton prices are trading 63 to0 67 points in the red on Wednesday morning. Futures closed with 50 to 56 point gains on Tuesday. The dollar index was up 86 points, with crude oil futures falling $4.09/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated the US cotton...
Cotton Posts Gains Despite Outside Pressure
BarchartTue Sep 3, 4:46PM CDT
Cotton prices closed with 50 to 56 point gains on Tuesday. The dollar index was up 86 points, with crude oil futures falling $4.09/barrel to add pressure. The Tuesday afternoon Crop Progress report indicated the US cotton crop at 95% setting bolls, with 37% of the crop with bolls opening....
Arkansas crops doing well in the home stretch
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Sep 3, 3:58PM CDT
Crops across Arkansas are continuing to do well as harvest rolls on. Ninety-three percent of the corn is mature and 58% of the corn has already been harvested. As of Sunday, 24% of the corn is rated excellent, 53% good, and 20% fair. All of the cotton in Arkansas has...
AR cropsArkansas crops doing well in the home stretch
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Sep 3, 3:42PM CDT
Crops across Arkansas are continuing to do well as harvest rolls on. Ninety-three percent of the corn is mature and 58% of the corn has already been harvested. As of Sunday, 24% of the corn is rated excellent, 53% good, and 20% fair. All of the cotton in Arkansas has...
Dry conditions push Tennessee corn harvest
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Sep 3, 3:42PM CDT
Drought conditions are spreading across Tennessee along with crop stress. USDA says corn condition is rated 44 percent good to excellent with 95 percent in the dough stage, 88 percent dented, 59 percent mature, and 16 percent harvested. Cotton in the state has 37 percent of bolls opening. USDA says...
Corn harvest begins in Missouri
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Sep 3, 3:26PM CDT
Corn harvest is underway in Missouri, ahead of average for this time of the year. USDA says corn harvest for grain is 5% complete, with 39% of the crop mature. Rice harvest continues in the Missouri Bootheel at 15% complete, also ahead of average. Cotton bolls are starting to open...