So far through Wednesday’s trading, front month cotton futures are 72 to 92 points in the red. New crop cotton is also off their intra day highs for midday, but prices are still 32 to 34 points in the black.
The Seam reported 37,418 bales were sold on 1/31 for an average 117.22 cents/lb. USDA’s 2/1 DSQ reported 37,643 bales were sold at spot, with a MY total of 1.274 million. The Cotlook A index was 141.1 cents/lb on 2/1 after another 340 point increase. The AWP for cotton is 112.43 cents/lb for the week through Thursday.
Mar 22 Cotton is at 126.44, down 89 points,
May 22 Cotton is at 123.06, down 83 points,
Dec 22 Cotton is at 102.77, up 34 points