AM cotton prices are starting the week mixed within 20 points of UNCH. The overnight session began working higher, before slipping back breakeven. Current new crop contracts are less than 10 points in the red. Cotton prices were off their session highs at the close, but still up by 6 to 19 points across the front months. For July that ended the week with a 6.19 cent gain.Â
The Commitment of Traders report showed managed money had reduced their net short by 1k contracts to 12,764 through the week that ended 5/16. The commercials were adding hedges, though the 12,585 new contracts only reduced the group’s net short by 937 to 36,095.Â
USDA’s weekly Cotton Market Review showed 38,853 bales were sold this week at an average price of 80.57 cents. The season’s full sales were 672k bales, compared to 1.614 million last year. The 5/18 Cotlook A Index was 280 points higher to 97.85 cents/lb. The AWP for cotton was another 13 points higher to 68.10 cents/lb. Â
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Jul 23 Cotton  closed at 86.72, up 6 points, currently up 9 pointsÂ
Dec 23 Cotton  closed at 83.89, up 17 points, currently down 8 points
Mar 24 Cotton  closed at 83.62, up 18 points, currently down 10 points
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