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Cotton futures posted marginally mixed trade on Wednesday, with contracts within 10 points of unchanged. Crude oil prices are up $3.32/barrel, with the US dollar index back down $0.455 to $98.615. The Cotlook A Index was back up 50 points on 6/10 at 78.50. ICE cotton stocks were up 67...

Cotton futures are trading with gains of 10 to 20 points across most contracts on Wednesday, with October thin and down 17 points. Crude oil prices are up $1.61/barrel, with the US dollar index back down $0.515 to $98.565. Rains are expected in the central part of Texas over to...

Cotton prices are down 4 to 9 cents across most contracts. Futures posted Tuesday losses of 50 to 70 points across most contracts, with October slipping 120 points. Crude oil prices were down $0.59/barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.119 to $99.025. Rains are expected to fall from...

Cotton futures posted Tuesday losses of 50 to 70 points across most contracts, with October slipping 120 points. Crude oil prices were down $0.59/barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.119 to $99.025. Rains are expected to fall from the central part of Texas to over the Southeast in...

Cotton futures are trading with contracts down 51 to 67 cents across most months at midday. Crude oil prices are up just $0.10/barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.129 to $99.035. USDA reported 76% of the US cotton crop planted as of Sunday, lagging the 80% average pace....

Cotton prices are trading with 5 to 18 point losses across most contracts early on Tuesday, as July is the exception, up 16 points. Futures closed with gains of 14 to 37 points on Monday, with October down 54 points. Crude oil prices were up $0.80/barrel, with the US dollar...

Cotton futures closed with gains of 14 to 37 points on Monday, with October down 54 points. Crude oil prices were up $0.80/barrel, with the US dollar index back down $0.152 to $98.990. USDA reported 76% of the US cotton crop planted as of Sunday, lagging the 80% average pace....

The recent rains across Missouri continue to help crop conditions. USDA says 75 percent of the state’s corn and soybeans are rated good to excellent. Corn planting is nearing completion and 83 percent of the soybeans are planted. Cotton conditions are rated 57 percent good to excellent with five precent...

Cotton futures are trading with contracts mixed, as nearby July is up 19 points and most other contracts down 5 to 10 points. Crude oil prices are up $0.22/barrel, with the US dollar index back down $0.212 to $98.930. The managed money crowd in cotton futures and options added 3,386...

Cotton price action is trading with 5 to 20 point losses early on Monday morning. Futures posted 16 to 26 point gains across most contracts on Friday, as July was up 56 points last week. Crude oil prices were up $1.43/barrel, closing in on $65, with the US dollar index...

Cotton futures posted 16 to 26 point gains across most contracts on Friday, as July was up 56 points this week. Crude oil prices were up $1.43/barrel, closing in on $65, with the US dollar index back up $0.466 to $99.170. The managed money crowd in cotton futures and options...

Cotton futures are posting 30 to 46 points across most contracts at midday. Crude oil prices are up $1.37/barrel, closing in on $65, with the US dollar index back up $0.466 at midday to $99.170. USDA’s Export Sales data now has upland cotton sales at 11.525 million RB as of...

Cotton price action is showing little movement, with July up a point and other contracts own 8 to 10 points. Futures posted positive trade on Thursday, with contracts up 20 to 40 points on the day. Crude oil prices were up 43 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index showing steady...

Cotton futures posted positive trade on Thursday, with contracts up 20 to 40 points on the day. Crude oil prices were up 43 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index showing steady trade at $98.670. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 109,785 RB of 2024/25 cotton sold in the week ending on...

A crop insurance specialist says prevent plant could be an important part of U.S. crop production this year. Rich Morrison is with NAU Country Insurance. “If we stay wet like the forecast is showing in the next week to 10 days, we could end up losing some corn and cotton...