Cotton futures are up 14 to 34 points at midday. Crude oil futures are up 23 cents per barrel at $59.30 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.092 lower to $99.430.
USDA’s Export Sales report showed 175,678 RB of cotton sold in the week of 10/16, back up 11.45% from the week prior. Shipments were the largest this marketing year at 159,631 RB.
