Cotton Posting Midday Losses

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Apr 30, 12:14PM CDT
Cotton bunches by Tijana Drndarski via Unsplash

Cotton futures are up 41 to 85 points so far on Wednesday. The outside markets are a pressure factor, with crude oil futures falling $2.27/barrel and the US dollar index up $0.182 to $99.200. 

The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 854 bales at an  average price of 65 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down 115 points on Tuesday at 79 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were steady on April 29 with a certified stocks level of 14,478 bales. USDA’s Adjusted World Price (AWP) was up 145 points last Thursday to 54.88 cents/lb. 

May 25 Cotton  is at 65.5, down 85 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  is at 66.08, down 41 points,

Dec 25 Cotton  is at 67.79, down 48 points


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