
Cotton futures are trading with slight gains on Friday, as in delivery October is down 21 points. The US dollar index is back down $0.335 on the day to $97.880, with crude oil futures 83 cents higher.
Export Sales data from Thursday showed a total of 4.059 million RB of cotton sold by 9/18, which is down 18% from a year ago. That is 37% of the USDA export number and lags the 53% average pace.