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Cotton Holding Steady on Tuesday Morning

Cotton prices are near unchanged on Tuesday morning, with thinly traded October up 16 points and other contracts down 1 to 2 points. futures closed out the Monday session with losses of 52 to 58 points. Crude oil futures were down 27 cents per barrel. The US dollar index was...

Barchart · Jul 22, 2025

Cotton Falls to Start the Week

Cotton futures closed out the Monday session with losses of 52 to 58 points. Crude oil futures were down 27 cents per barrel. The US dollar index was down $0.623 at $97.575. Weekly Crop Progress data indicated 75 of the US cotton crop was squaring as of July 20, with...

Barchart · Jul 21, 2025

Cotton Slipping Back on Monday Morning

Cotton price action is easing lower on Monday, with contracts down 10 to 20 points. Futures rounded out the week with losses of 10 to 13 points on Friday. December was still up 126 points on the week. Crude oil futures were back down 21 cents per barrel, with the...

Barchart · Jul 21, 2025

Cotton Pushing Higher Ahead of Export Sales Report

Cotton futures are up 3 to 5 points, in the nearbys, as October is 41 points higher. Price action was down 1 to 26 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Thinly traded October was down the hardest. Crude oil was up a dime per barrel at $66.62, with the US...

Barchart · Jul 17, 2025

Cotton Slips Weaker on Wednesday

Cotton price action was down 1 to 26 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Thinly traded October was down the hardest. Crude oil was up a dime per barrel at $66.62, with the US dollar index giving back strong early week gains today, down $0.320 to 97.990. The Seam showed...

Barchart · Jul 16, 2025

Cotton Trading Higher on Wednesday, but Inside Tuesday’s Range

Cotton Prices are trading modestly higher at midday on Wednesday, with most net changes 1 to 8 points for the day. Benchmark December hit 69 cents at the high on Tuesday but is a few dimes off of that thus far on Wednesday. Thinly traded October is in minus territory....

Barchart · Jul 16, 2025

Cotton Trading with Modestly Mixed Action Early on Wednesday

Cotton Prices are trading mixed on Wednesday morning, with contracts within 5 points of unchanged. Futures popped higher on Tuesday, with contracts closing up 40 to 80 points. Crude oil was down $0.26/barrel at $66.72, with the US dollar index $0.572 higher to $98.335. Weekly Crop Progress data showed condition...

Barchart · Jul 16, 2025

Cotton Pushes Gains to Tuesday’s Close

Cotton futures popped higher on Tuesday, with contracts closing up 40 to 80 points. Crude oil was down $0.26/barrel at $66.72, with the US dollar index $0.572 higher to $98.335. Weekly Crop Progress data showed condition ratings up 2% to 54% gd/ex, as the Brugler500 index was up 3 points...

Barchart · Jul 15, 2025

Cotton Holding Higher on Tuesday

Cotton futures are showing 40 to 81 point gains across most contracts on Tuesday. Crude oil is down $0.69/barrel at $66.29, with the US dollar index $0.597 higher to $98.360. Weekly Crop Progress data showed a total of 61% of the US cotton crop squaring, with 23% setting bolls. Condition...

Barchart · Jul 15, 2025

Cotton Strength Continuing on Tuesday AM

Cotton price action is 14 to 33 points higher so far on Tuesday morning. Futures closed out the Monday session with contracts posting 28 to 69 point gains. Crude oil was down $1.59/barrel at $66.86, with the US dollar index $0.256 higher to $97.785. Weekly Crop Progress data showed a...

Barchart · Jul 15, 2025