Cotton Continuing Higher on Wednesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Mar 12, 12:23PM CDT
Cotton field by William Dunn via iStock

Cotton futures are holding onto the gains, with contracts up 46 to 72 points at midday. The outside markets are mixed at midday, with crude oil futures up $1.44/barrel and the US dollar index back up $0.197 on the day.

The Monday online auction from The Seam showed 5,072 bales sold, with an average price of 63.56 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up another 25 points on 3/11 at 77.95 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were steady again on Tuesday, March 11, with the current level of certified stocks at 14,488 bales. The USDA slashed their Adjusted World Price (AWP) last Thursday afternoon by 201 points to 51.88 cents/lb. It will be updated again on Thursday.

May 25 Cotton  is at 66.72, up 72 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  is at 67.9, up 71 points,

Oct 25 Cotton  is at 69.66, up 46 points


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