Cotton #2 Dec '22 (CTZ22)
Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary
Cotton futures closed Friday with front month losses of 7 to 129 points and deferreds up 3 to 4 points. December was up 135 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $1.72 per barrel, with the US dollar index slipping 0.024.
Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed managed money spec funds in cotton futures and options adding another 3,525 contracts to their net long in the week ending on Tuesday to 53.209 contracts.
Export Sales data has accumulated 2025/26 cotton sales at 12.003 million RB, which is 102% of the USDA export projection, with just 2 reporting weeks left in the marketing year. New crop business has accumulated to 2.526 million RB, up 28.05% from last year.
The NOAA 7-day QPF shows very limited precipitation across much of TX with 1 to 2 inches seen in parts of AL and GA through the east coast.
The Cotlook A Index was up another 75 points July 23 at 90.35 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on Thursday, with the ce... Read more
Barchart · Fri Jul 24, 5:12PM CDT
Cotton futures closed Friday with front month losses of 7 to 129 points and deferreds up 3 to 4 points. December was up 135 points on the week. Crude oil...
Barchart · Fri Jul 24, 2:04PM CDT
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Barchart · Fri Jul 24, 2:01PM CDT
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Friday closed up +75 (+1.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed up +49 (+1.23%). Cocoa prices on Friday...
Barchart · Fri Jul 24, 1:48PM CDT
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Barchart · Fri Jul 24, 12:22PM CDT
Cotton futures are trading with 74 to 95 point losses across most contracts on Friday, facing some outside pressure. Crude oil is back down $3.96 per barrel,...
Barchart · Sat Jul 25, 2:30PM CDT
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