
Cotton futures were lower on Monday and Tuesday, with prices fading another 79 to 144 points so far this morning. The Board had briefly tried for a Turnaround Tuesday, but quickly changed course. By the close the front months were down by >1%. July gave back 97 points on the day after printing a -186 to +34 point daily range.
The weekly Crop Progress report had 45% of the national cotton crop planted as of 5/21. That was a 10% advance through the week and is 5% points behind the average pace.
The Seam reported 3,519 bales were sold online on 5/22 for an average gross price of 82.84 cents. The Cotlook A Index for 5/22 was 55 points lower at 96.95 cents/lb. The AWP for cotton was 68.10 cents/lb.
Jul 23 Cotton closed at 84.35, down 97 points, currently down 98 points
Dec 23 Cotton closed at 82.44, down 94 points, currently down 86 points
Mar 24 Cotton closed at 82.31, down 88 points, currently down 85 points
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