Cotton futures saw strength on the Thursday session with contracts up 24 to 30 points at the close. Crude oil futures were up $1.21 per barrel on Thursday, with the US dollar index rising $0.295 to $98.370. The Seam showed sales of just 21 bales on Tuesday, with an average...

Cotton futures are up 10 to 15 points, in the active new crop contracts, with thinly traded October 41 points higher at midday. A firmer US dollar index is a drag on prices. Crude oil futures are up 53 to 72 cents per barrel for this first part of Thursday,...

Cotton price action was down 1 to 26 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Thinly traded October was down the hardest. Crude oil was up a dime per barrel at $66.62, with the US dollar index giving back strong early week gains today, down $0.320 to 97.990. The Seam showed...

Cotton Prices are trading modestly higher at midday on Wednesday, with most net changes 1 to 8 points for the day. Benchmark December hit 69 cents at the high on Tuesday but is a few dimes off of that thus far on Wednesday. Thinly traded October is in minus territory....

Cotton Prices are trading mixed on Wednesday morning, with contracts within 5 points of unchanged. Futures popped higher on Tuesday, with contracts closing up 40 to 80 points. Crude oil was down $0.26/barrel at $66.72, with the US dollar index $0.572 higher to $98.335. Weekly Crop Progress data showed condition...

Cotton futures popped higher on Tuesday, with contracts closing up 40 to 80 points. Crude oil was down $0.26/barrel at $66.72, with the US dollar index $0.572 higher to $98.335. Weekly Crop Progress data showed condition ratings up 2% to 54% gd/ex, as the Brugler500 index was up 3 points...

Cotton futures are showing 40 to 81 point gains across most contracts on Tuesday. Crude oil is down $0.69/barrel at $66.29, with the US dollar index $0.597 higher to $98.360. Weekly Crop Progress data showed a total of 61% of the US cotton crop squaring, with 23% setting bolls. Condition...

Cotton price action is 14 to 33 points higher so far on Tuesday morning. Futures closed out the Monday session with contracts posting 28 to 69 point gains. Crude oil was down $1.59/barrel at $66.86, with the US dollar index $0.256 higher to $97.785. Weekly Crop Progress data showed a...

Cotton futures closed out the Monday session with contracts posting 28 to 69 point gains. Crude oil was down $1.59/barrel at $66.86, with the US dollar index $0.256 higher to $97.785. Weekly Crop Progress data showed a total of 61% of the US cotton crop squaring, with 23% setting bolls....

Cotton futures are trading with midday gains of 28 to 60 points so far on Monday, despite outside pressure. Crude oil is down $1.13 /barrel at $67.32, with the US dollar index $0.256 higher to $97.785. Friday afternoon's Commitment of Traders report showed a total of 3,180 contracts added to...

Cotton price action is trading with gains of 37 to 44 points on Monday morning. Futures ended the Friday session with losses of 5 to 30 points, as December was down 104 on the week. Crude oil is up $2.10 /barrel at $68.67, with the US dollar index $0.233 higher...

Cotton futures ended the Friday session with losses of 5 to 30 points, as December was down 104 on the week. Crude oil is up $2.10 /barrel at $68.67, with the US dollar index $0.233 higher to $97.555. The monthly update to the USDA balance sheets showed a 300,000 bale...

The USDA has increased its new crop domestic cotton ending stocks projection while decreasing the outlook for rice. The new crop cotton carryout is now seen at 4.6 million bales, up 300,000 from June with lower beginning stocks more than canceled out by higher production. That larger production guess, up...

Cotton prices are trading with losses of 20 to 50 points so far on Friday trade. Crude oil is up $1.88/barrel at $68.45, with the US dollar index $0.193 higher to $97.515. The monthly update to the USDA balance sheets showed a 300,000 bale hike to US cotton exports at...