Cotton price action is up 40 to 65 points so far on Friday. Futures posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with contracts down 10 points to 44 points higher. Crude oil was up $2.32 with the US dollar index $0.054 higher.
Export Sales showed a total of 209,360 RB in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/13. Vietnam was the top buyer of 55,400 RB, with 51,900 RB sold to Pakistan. New crop sales were tallied at 64,856 RB. Much of that was to El Salvador at 35,100 RB. Shipments totaled 222,046 RB in that week. The top destination was Vietnam at 66,800 RB, with 30,200 RB to Pakistan.
