
Cotton futures are trading with midday gains limited to 3 to 18 points in the nearbys. Crude oil futures are down $0.20 per barrel on the day at $64.16. The US dollar index is up $0.017 to $96.705.
USDA’s update to the WASDE balance sheet showed a 200,000 bale cut to exports, as ending stocks were raised by 200,000 bales to 4.4 million bales. World ending stocks were raised by 630,000 bales to 75.11 million bales.