CME Cotton #2 Jul '26 (KGN26)
CME Cotton #2 Futures Market News and Commentary
Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with most contracts 136 to 216 points lower on the day. The US dollar index was down $0.080 at $99.425. Crude Oil Crude oil losses of $3.11 added some pressure.
USDA’s Export Sales report from Thursday morning showed 185,268 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of 5/28. That was a 7-week high. Vietnam was the buyer of 109,900 RB with 16,500 RB sold to Pakistan. There was also 77,145 RB in new crop sales in that week, a 3-week low. The largest buyer was Mexico at 24,000 RB, with 14,100 RB to Indonesia. Shipments were tallied at 268,799 RB, a 14-week low. Vietnam was the top buyer of 79,100 RB, with 48,200 RB shipped to Turkey.
The Seam reported sales on 3,194 bales on 6/3 at an average of 73.38 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 70 points on June 3 at 87.50 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were up 11,571 on Wednesday with the certified stocks level at 255,021 bales. The Adjusted World Price was down another 29 points on... Read more
Barchart · Thu Jun 4, 5:18PM CDT
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