Cotton futures posted modest losses of 41 to 90 points across most contracts on Thursday. Crude oil was down $2.06 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.054 lower.
Export Sales showed a total of 778,939 RB carried over from the 2025/26 marketing year in the week of 8/6, with 126,050 RB in new sales. Shipments totaled 208,374 RB in the week of August 6. Vietnam was the destination for 60,800 RB, with 13,900 RB sold to Pakistan.