Cotton Losses Continue on Wednesday Morning

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Jan 29, 7:37AM CST
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Cotton prices are trading with 13 to 20 point gains on Wednesday. Futures were 25 to 30 points in the red in the front months on Tuesday.  The outside factors were mixed, as crude oil futures were up 75 cents/barrel on the day, with the US dollar index up 560 points.

The Seam reported 12,432 bales of online sales on January 27 at an average price of 59.98 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 218 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 65 points on 1/24 at 78.55 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was down another 27 points from the previous week last Thursday afternoon at 53.71 cents/lb. 

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 66.98, down 29 points, currently down 18 points

May 25 Cotton  closed at 68.11, down 25 points, currently down 14 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 69.25, down 26 points, currently down 13 points


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