Cotton Slipping Back Lower on Turnaround Tuesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Tue Nov 26, 12:11PM CST
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Cotton futures are posting a Turnaround Tuesday weakness, with losses of 7 to 21 points. The outside markets are pressure factors today, as the US dollar index is up 285 points and crude oil futures are down $0.55/barrel.

The last NASS Crop Progress report of the year showed the US cotton harvest at 84% complete, above the 80% average pace via the 5-year average.

The Seam reported 10,173 bales of online sales on November 25 at an average price of 69.11 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged again on Monday, at 13,274 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 15 points on 11/25 at 81.10 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was lowered by 229 points last Thursday afternoon to 55.91 cents/lb. 

Mar 25 Cotton  is at 71.51, down 21 points,

May 25 Cotton  is at 72.63, down 9 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  is at 73.61, down 7 points


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