
Cotton futures are posting Friday losses of 35 to 60 points so far on Friday. Crude oil futures are back up $1.54 per barrel to $60.23 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.210 higher to $99.260.
USDA raised yield on the US cotton this morning, up 58 lbs/acre, to 919 lbs. That took production up 900,000 bales to 14.12 million. Exports were increased 200,000 bales to 12.2 million, as stocks were up 700,000 bales to 4.3 million.