Cotton #2 Oct '26 (CTV26)
Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session gains of the 3 cent limit in July, with in delivery May up 3 cents. Most other contracts were 102 to 254 points higher. The US dollar index was down $0.877 at $97.950. Crude oil was back down $1.47 to $105.41.
USDA’s Export Sales report from Thursday showed 162,879 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of 4/23. That was a 3-week high and 56.61% above the same week last year. Vietnam was the buyer of 55,600 RB, with 33,300 RB sold to Pakistan. There was also 105,747 RB in new crop sales in that week, the 4th largest 2026/27 total for the marketing year. Turkey was the buyer of 66,100 RB, with 22,000 RB sold to China. Shipments were tallied at 384,608 RB, which was a 5-week high. Of that total, 155,000 RB was sold to Vietnam, with 38,500 RB to Pakistan,
The Seam showed 1,524 bales sold on April 29 at an average of 76.04 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was steady on Wednesday at 89.55 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were uncha... Read more
Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session gains of the 3 cent limit in July, with in delivery May up 3 cents. Most other contracts were 102 to 254 points...
Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 1:20PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 1:19PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 1:17PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 12:23PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 6:30PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session gains of the 3 cent limit in July, with in delivery May up 3 cents. Most other contracts were 102 to 254 points...
Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 5:00PM CDT
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Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 4:14PM CDT
Analysts are pushing the buy button on SNDK stock.
