Cotton Starting Off 2025 with a Rally

Austin Schroeder Barchart Thu Jan 2, 7:38AM CST
cotton on stem by Mykola Kolya Korzh via Unsplash

Cottonprices are kicking off 2025 with a bang, as contracts are up 85 to 100 points in early Thursday trade. Futures settled the Tuesday session with contracts 8 to 33 points lower to close out the year.  The outside factors were mixed on the day as the US dollar index is up 347 points, with crude oil $0.93/barrel higher. 

The Seam reported 9,870 bales of online sales on December 30 at an average price of 61.36 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Monday, at 20,113 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 10 points on 12/30 at 79.40 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was cut by another 54 points last week to 54.55 cents/lb. It is good through this Thursday.

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 68.4, down 8 points, currently up 100 points

May 25 Cotton  closed at 69.49, down 10 points, currently up 96 points

Jul 25 Cotton  closed at 70.5, down 9 points, currently up 89 points


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