Cotton Slipping Back Lower on Wednesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Feb 19, 7:34AM CST
Cotton on dry branch by Marianne Krohn via Unsplash

Cotton prices are starting off the wobble Wednesday trade with losses of 36 to 65 points. Futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts up 40 to 58 points on the day. The outside factors were mixed. Crude oil futures were up $1.09/barrel on the day, with the US dollar index $0.360 higher. 

The National Cotton Council released their annual spring cotton planting survey, showing inventions for 9.6 million acres of cotton this year, down 14.5% from last year. 

The Cotlook A Index was up another 25 points on February 14 at 78.80 cents/lb. The Seam reported 2,759 bales of online sales on Monday at an average price of 61.20 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were steady again on 2/14 at 218 bales of certified stocks. The USDA raised their Adjusted World Price (AWP) by 81 points at 53.99 cents/lb last Thursday afternoon.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 67.51, up 40 points, currently down 65 points

May 25 Cotton  closed at 68.82, up 51 points, currently down 61 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 69.69, up 58 points, currently down 52 points


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