The Latest Breaking News from Cotton

Cotton Firming Higher on Wednesday Morning

Cotton prices are trading with 25 to 30 point gains to start the Wednesday session. Futures rallied on Tuesday, with contracts 145 to 159 points higher at the close. Crude oil was up another $1.76 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.254. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed 73%...

Barchart · Jul 22

Cotton Rallies on Tuesday

Cotton futures rallied on Tuesday, with contracts 145 to 159 points higher at the close. Crude oil was up another $1.76 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.254. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed 73% of the US cotton crop squared as of Sunday, 1% ahead of normal. The...

Barchart · Jul 21

Cotton Rallying on Tuesday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 140 to 147 points higher. Futures were up 9 to 37 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil is up another $1.78 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.159. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed 73% of the US cotton crop squared...

Barchart · Jul 21

Cotton Extending Losses to Friday AM Trade

Cotton price action is down 95 to 105 points so far on Friday morning. Futures fell into the Thursday close, posting session losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.251. Export...

Barchart · Jul 17

Cotton Falls Back on Thursday

Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.251. Export Sales data showed 34,360 RB of cotton sold for 2025/26 in the week of July...

Barchart · Jul 16

Cotton Sharply Lower on Thursday, Rejecting 80 Cent Mark

At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents per barrel late morning, with the US dollar index...

Barchart · Jul 16

Cotton Rally Pushes Prices Higher on Wednesday

Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up 90 cents on the day with the US dollar index up $0.356. Parts of Central Texas are looking at 1 to 3 inches precip in the next week, with...

Barchart · Jul 15

Cotton Rallying on Wednesday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts up 133 to 163 points at midday. Crude oil was up down 10 cents on the day with the US dollar index was up $0.281. Parts of Central Texas are looking at 1 to 3 inches precip in the next week, with the panhandle...

Barchart · Jul 15

Cotton Bouncing Higher on Wednesday Morning

Cotton price action is 14 to 26 points gains on Wednesday morning. Futures ended Tuesday on a weaker noted despite a midday bounce, with contracts down 23 to 74 points on the session. Crude oil was up $1.69 on the day with the US dollar index was up $0.325. Monday...

Barchart · Jul 15

Cotton Slips Lower into Tuesday Close

Cotton futures ended Tuesday on a weaker noted despite a midday bounce, with contracts down 23 to 74 points on the session. Crude oil was up $1.69 on the day with the US dollar index was up $0.325. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed 60% of the US cotton crop squared...

Barchart · Jul 14