Cotton futures are trading with gains of 2 to 6 points in the nearbys on Friday, with slight help coming from the outside markets. The US dollar index is down 33 points, with crude oil $0.54/barrel higher.
Export Sales data showed a total of 279,056 RB of upland cotton sold for 2024/25 shipment in the week ending on 12/19, which was up a 4-week high and up 43.18% from last week. Sales for 2025/26 were 29,480 RB. Shipments were a 3-week high of 140,484 RB, which was also 9.26% above the week prior.
The Seam reported 3,126 bales of online sales on December 26 at an average price of 59.37 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Thursday, at 20,113 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 130 points on 12/24 at 79.60 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was cut by another 54 points this week to 54.55 cents/lb. It is good through next Thursday.
Mar 25 Cotton is at 68.81, up 6 points,
May 25 Cotton is at 69.88, up 2 points,
Jul 25 Cotton is at 70.91, up 3 points
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