The Latest Breaking News from Cotton

Cotton Posting Modest Midday Gains on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 15 to 18 points higher at midday. Crude oil is up $3.01 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.102 higher. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 165,070 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in October 1, which was down...

Barchart · Oct 8

Cotton Bouncing Back in Wednesday AM Trade

Cotton price action is up 62 to 68 points early on Thursday, as October expires today. Futures posted Wednesday losses of 21 to 118 points at the close. Crude oil was down 50 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.440 higher. The Seam reported sales...

Barchart · Oct 8

Cotton Falls Back Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures posted Wednesday losses of 21 to 118 points at the close. Crude oil was down 50 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.440 higher. The Seam reported sales on 3,951 bales on October 6 at an average of 82.22 cents/lb. The Cotlook A...

Barchart · Oct 7

Cotton Falling Early on Friday

Cotton price action is down 50 to 60 points so far on Friday morning. Futures posted Thursday losses of 29 to 79 points. Crude oil was back up $2.49 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index shooting $0.609 higher. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 202,567 RB of...

Barchart · Oct 2

Cotton Starting Off Thursday with Losses

Cotton is starting Thursday with AM losses of 6 to 10 points. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 16 to 43 pints lower across the board. Crude oil is back up $2.06 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.074 higher. The Cotlook A index was...

Barchart · Oct 1

Cotton Slips Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 16 to 43 pints lower across the board. Crude oil is back up $2.06 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.074 higher. The Cotlook A index was back up 10 points on Tuesday at 93.35. ICE certified cotton...

Barchart · Sep 30

Cotton Following Tuesday’s Limit Losses with a Modest Bounce

Cotton prices are trading with Wednesday morning gains of 15 to 21 points. Futures fell the 4 cent limit in most 2026/27 crop contracts, as other contracts were down 182 to 275 points. Crude oil was down $3.66 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.214 higher....

Barchart · Sep 30

Cotton Fall the 4 Cent Limit on Tuesday

Cotton futures fell the 4 cent limit in most 2026/27 crop contracts, as other contracts were down 182 to 275 points. Crude oil was down $3.66 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.214 higher. Weekly Crop Progress data showed 70% of the US cotton crop with...

Barchart · Sep 29

Cotton Falling Back on Tuesday Morning

Cotton price action is down 166 to 224 points across the front months on Tuesday morning. Futures were up 4 to 71 points across the board at the close. Crude oil was up 88 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.232 higher. Weekly Crop Progress...

Barchart · Sep 29

Cotton Starting Monday with Slight Weakness

Cotton prices are down 3 to 6 points so far on Monday morning. Futures posted mixed trade at the Friday close, with front months down 51 to 60 points and deferreds up 8 to 11 points. December closed the week with a 156 point gain. Crude oil was down $2.17...

Barchart · Sep 28