Cotton prices are trading with Wednesday morning gains of 110 to 159 points. Futures saw gains of 35 to 184 point gains across the board on Tuesday. Crude oil was down $4.08 at $76.673. The US dollar index was down $0.071 at $99.305.
Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed US cotton condition ratings were pegged at 51% good/excellent, down 2 percentage points on the week. The Brugler500 index was up 1 to 346 as 3% shifted from very poor to fair. Conditions in TX were up 5 points, with GA improving 2.
West TX and the panhandle are looking at a drier pattern in the next week with the eastern half of the state through GA seeing heavy rainfall totals of up to double digits in some areas of the Gulf.
The Seam reported just 396 bales sold on June 15 at an average price of 68 cents. The Cotlook A Index was up 30 points on 6/15 at 85.05 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday with the certified stocks level at 192,699 bales. The Adjusted World Price was down another 194 points last week at 61.26 cents/lb.
Jul 26 Cotton closed at 75.01, up 158 points, currently up 159 points
Dec 26 Cotton closed at 77.75, up 94 points, currently up 127 points
Mar 27 Cotton closed at 79.06, up 94 points, currently up 123 points
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