
Cotton futures are down 46 points in the thinly traded nearby October, with other contracts up 4 to 8 points at midday. The US dollar index is up $0.097 on the day to $97.625 with crude oil futures $0.38 lower.
The monthly Cotton Ginnings report showed 338,200 RB of cotton had been ginned by September 1, which was 128,500 RB below the same period last year.