Cotton price action is back up 6 to 13 points so far on Friday morning. Futures posted losses of 45 to 50 points across the front months. Crude oil futures are down $2.02 per barrel on the day at $63.12. The US dollar index was up $0.371 to $97.860.
Export Sales data showed a total of 249,836 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on January 29. That was a 22.67% improvement from the week prior but still 10.78% below the same week last year. The largest buyer was Vietnam, at 54,000 RB, with 48,100 RB to Pakistan, and 36,600 RB to China. Shipments were at 235,313 RB in that week, which was down 8.45% from a week ago but 53.29% larger than the same week in 2025. Of that total 84,300 RB was headed to Vietnam, with 29,100 RB to Pakistan.
