
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 10 to 18 point gains across the front months, with October slipping 14 point on thin trade. The US dollar index was back down $0.478 to $98.140, as crude oil futures were down another $1.15.
USDA’s Export Sales report showed a total of 241,982 RB of cotton sold in the week of 8/7. Actual shipments were 142,593 RB in the first week of the MY.