Cotton futures are holding near unchanged on Thursday, with contracts down 5 to 5 points higher in the nearby months. Crude oil is back up $2.81 per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.304 higher.
Export Sales data showed net cancellation of 55,855 RB of 2025/26 cotton in the week of July 30 (marketing year ended on 7/31), a marketing year low. There was 242,052 RB reported for new crop business in that week, the third largest for the MY. Shipments were tallied at 222,830 RB.
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The Seam reported 2,277 bales sold on the 8/5 sale, with an average price of 80.64 cents. The Cotlook A Index dropped 70 points on August 5 to 93.00 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were steady on Wednesday, with the certified stocks level at 84,632 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by 84 points last week to 64.66 cents/lb. It will be updated later today.
Oct 26 Cotton is at 81.79, down 5 points,
Dec 26 Cotton is at 83.05, up 3 points,
Mar 27 Cotton is at 84.74, up 3 points
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