Cotton futures saw gains of 35 to 184 point gains across the board on Tuesday. Crude oil was down $4.08 at $76.673. The US dollar index was down $0.071 at $99.305.
Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed 86% of the US cotton crop planted as of Sunday, 2% behind the average pace, with 19% squared, 2% ahead of normal. Condition ratings were pegged at 51% good/excellent, down 2 percentage points on the week. The Brugler500 index was up 1 to 346 as 3% shifted from very poor to fair. Conditions in TX were up 5 points, with GA improvising 2.
