Cotton Coming Out of Christmas Break with Gains

Austin Schroeder Barchart Thu Dec 26, 7:31AM CST
Cotton plant closeup by Esin Deniz via iStock

Cottonprice action is coming out of the Christmas holiday with contracts up 15 to 21 points. Futures gave back some of Monday’s jolliness, with Tuesday losses of 14 to 64 points. The outside markets were mixed factors, with the US dollar index up 193 points and crude oil $0.93/barrel higher. 

The Seam reported 16,232 bales of online sales on December 23 at an average price of 61.50 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 20,113 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 15 points on 12/23 at 78.30 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was cut by another 113 points last week to 55.09 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 68.78, down 64 points, currently up 21 points

May 25 Cotton  closed at 69.88, down 59 points, currently up 19 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 70.85, down 51 points currently up 18 points


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