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Cotton Firm to Close Higher on Monday
BarchartMon Mar 24, 5:12PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 15 to 27 points. The outside factors were mixed, with crude oil futures up 88 cents/barrel and the US dollar index $0.236 higher on the day. The Seam showed another 1,614 bales in online sales on 3/21 at an average price...

Cotton Turning Higher at Midday
BarchartMon Mar 24, 12:16PM CDT
Cotton futures are showing 22 to 30 point gains so far on Monday’s midday. The outside factors are mixed, with crude oil futures up 77 cents/barrel and the US dollar index $0.311 higher on the day. Friday’s CFTC Commitment of Traders report showed managed money cutting back 6,793 contracts from...

Cotton Starting Monday in the Red
BarchartMon Mar 24, 7:37AM CDT
Cotton price action is steady to 15 points in the red early on Monday trade. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts falling back 70 to 81 points on the day. May closed the week slipping 210 points since last Friday. The outside factors were mixed, with crude oil futures...

Cotton Falls Weaker on Friday
BarchartFri Mar 21, 4:53PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts falling back 70 to 81 points on the day. May closed the week slipping 210 points since last Friday. The outside factors were mixed, with crude oil futures up 30 cents/barrel and the US dollar index $0.293 higher on the day. Cotton...

Cotton Falling on Friday
BarchartFri Mar 21, 11:58AM CDT
Cotton futures are falling on Friday’s midday, with losses of 63 to 69 points. The outside factors are back to mixed action, with crude oil futures up 13 cents/barrel. The US dollar index is up $0.243 so far on the day. Cotton export sales totaled 101,058 RB in the week...

Cotton Weakness Continuing to Friday
BarchartFri Mar 21, 7:35AM CDT
Cotton futures are down 31 to 45 points so far on Friday morning. 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 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...