Cotton Leaking Lower to Start Tuesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Tue Nov 19, 7:28AM CST
Cotton plant closeup by Esin Deniz via iStock

Cotton prices are trading with 37 to 41 point losses so far on Tuesday AM. Futures closed Monday with contracts mixed, with gains of 11 points to losses of 25 points across the board. The outside markets were supportive, as the US dollar index was down 470 points, with crude oil futures up $2.22/barrel.

Weekly Crop Progress data indicated the US cotton crop was 77% harvested as of 11/17, 5 percentage points faster than normal.

The Seam reported 1,840 bales of online sales on November 15 at an average price of 72.51 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were up 1,123 bales on new certifications on Thursday, at 13,187 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was down 50 points on 11/15 at 80.85 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was back up 24 points last week to 58.20 cents/lb.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 69.02, up 11 points, currently down 41 points

May 25 Cotton  closed at 70.35, up 7 points, currently down 40 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 71.57, up 6 points, currently down 37 points


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