Cotton price action is up 10 to 15 points so far on Wednesday. Futures posted a stronger Tuesday trade, with contracts closing 40 to 45 points higher. Crude oil futures were 46 cents per barrel higher at $58.47. The US dollar index was back down $0.364 to $97.590. The markets will be closed on Thursday for Christmas, with an early close for Tuesday. The Tuesday Export Sales catch up release showed 304,689 RB of cotton sold in the week of December 11, a marketing year high and the largest since February. ...

Cotton price action is up 36 to 51 points so far on Thursday. Futures posted Wednesday losses of 27 to 61 points at the close. Crude oil futures are back down $1.15 per barrel to $59.59 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.606 higher to $100.055. August cotton exports (excluding linters) totaled 642,851 bales, which was a 10-yar low for the month, and down 31.39% from July. More News from Barchart Managed money was adding 2,736 contracts to their net short position as of September 30 according to del ...

Group 1 - Cotton prices have increased by 8 to 11 points on Monday, with futures showing gains heading into the weekend, particularly December contracts which were up 11 points last week [1] - The US dollar index decreased by $0.370 to $97.845, while crude oil futures rose by 22 cents [1] - Managed money in cotton futures and options increased their bearish positions by 2,943 contracts as of September 23, bringing their net short to 62,004 contracts [1] Group 2 - Export Sales data indicated that 4.059 million RB of cotton were sold by September 18, representing an 18% decrease from the previous year, which is only 37% of the USDA export target and below the 53% average pace [2] - An online auction from The Seam recorded 1,561 sales at an average price of 59.3 cents per pound [3] - The Cotlook A Index fell by 45 points to 77.70 cents on September 25, while ICE cotton stocks remained steady with certified stocks at 15,474 bales [3] Group 3 - USDA's Adjusted World Price (AWP) decreased by 41 points last week to 54.38 cents per pound [3] - Cotton futures closed as follows: October 25 at 63.95 (up 12 points), December 25 at 66.4 (up 12 points), and March 26 at 68.26 (up 7 points) [3]