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Cotton Rallying to Start Tuesday Trade
BarchartTue Jun 24, 7:45AM CDT
Cotton price action is up 28 to 229 points so far on Tuesday morning. Today is first notice day for July Cotton Futures. Futures closed the Monday session mixed, with the nearby contracts down 8 to 17 points and December rallying up 71 points. Crude oil was down $6.70 at...

Cotton Posts Mixed Action, with Outside Noise
BarchartMon Jun 23, 5:03PM CDT
Cotton futures closed the Monday session mixed, with the nearby contracts down 8 to 17 points and December rallying up 71 points. Crude oil was down $6.70 at the close, as the market is failed much upside follow through reaction following the US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities over the...

Cotton Mixed on Monday
BarchartMon Jun 23, 12:34PM CDT
Cotton futures are down 7 to 15 points so far on Monday in the nearbys, with new crop up 54 points. Crude oil down $2.75, as the market is failing to see reaction following the US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities over the weekend. The Cotlook A Index was unchanged...

Cotton Futures Settle Mixed on Friday
BarchartMon Jun 23, 7:37AM CDT
Cotton price action is showing 14 to 21 point losses early on Monday. Futures were mixed on Friday, as nearby July was under pressure and posted the lowest close for the contract since April 7. The new crop months were staring at challenging US weather conditions and less inclined to...

Cotton Futures Mixed on Friday, with New Crop Cautious
BarchartFri Jun 20, 4:20PM CDT
Cotton price action was mixed today. Nearby July was under pressure and posted the lowest close for the contract since April 7. The new crop months were staring at challenging US weather conditions and less inclined to discount prices. They were mostly up 3 to 7 points, with a thinly...

Cotton Futures Mixed at Midday on Friday
BarchartFri Jun 20, 12:02PM CDT
Cotton price action is mixed today, with nearby July under pressure, but new crop months up 20 points or so. Futures were down 21 to 88 points across most contracts on Wednesday. WTI crude oil is down $014/barrel this morning to $75.00/barrel in the July futures contract. The US dollar...

Cotton Leaking on Friday Morning
BarchartFri Jun 20, 7:20AM CDT
Cotton price action is down 10 to 65 points across most contracts on Friday morning. Futures were down 21 to 88 points across most contracts on Wednesday. WTI crude oil is down $2.30/barrel this morning to $73.34/barrel. The US dollar index is down $0.223 to $98.245. The Seam reported 1,610...

Cotton Falls Lower on Wednesday
BarchartWed Jun 18, 5:21PM CDT
Cotton futures were down 21 to 88 points across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil was up 25 cents to $75.09/barrel, as price action was a little quieter. The US dollar index was back down $0.061 to $98.455. The markets will be closed on Thursday in observance of Juneteenth, with...

Did Cotton Prices Just Hit a Bottom After Falling to a 9-Week Low?
BarchartWed Jun 18, 2:40PM CDT
Thawing U.S.-China trade relations or drier, hotter weather could be bullish fundamental catalysts for cotton future prices.
Senate Ag Committee’s budget proposal gets a Byrd bath
Brownfield Ag NewsWed Jun 18, 2:32PM CDT
A budget proposal from the U.S. Senate Ag Committee that funds some farm bill programs is going through the next step in reconciliation this week. Robbie Minnich with the National Cotton Council explains the Byrd bath process. “The Senate parlimentarian goes through and looks at it provision by provision to...

Cotton Weakness Continues on Wednesday
BarchartWed Jun 18, 7:36AM CDT
Cotton prices are down 35 to 70 points so far on Wednesday morning. Futures were down 17 to 47 points across most contracts on Tuesday. Crude oil was back up $3.70/barrel, as futures were adding risk premium back with President Trumps mulling US involvement in the Iran/Israel conflict. The US...

Cotton Weaker on Tuesday
BarchartTue Jun 17, 5:17PM CDT
Cotton prices were down 17 to 47 points across most contracts on Tuesday. Crude oil was back up $3.70/barrel, as futures were adding risk premium back with President Trumps mulling US involvement in the Iran/Israel conflict. The US dollar index was back up $0.853 to $98.405. The weekly Crop Progress...

Cotton Slipping Back to Start Tuesday
BarchartTue Jun 17, 7:37AM CDT
Cotton price action is mostly lower on Tuesday morning, down 3 to 10 points. Futures were up 8 to 33 points higher. Crude oil was back down $1.54/barrel, as futures are giving some risk premium back as Iran there was light talk of negotiations. The US dollar index was back...